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[-] Phanatik@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I was taught that North and South America formed one large continent called the Americas.

[-] ATQ@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

This makes complete sense. But let’s not act like Europe isn’t just a peninsula of Asia.

[-] Perfide@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

If we go by plate tectonics, NA and SA are distinct continents, as they are on different plates. Europe and Asia are definitely one Eurasian continent though, as they are on the same plate.

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