The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before
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The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before
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Re: The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before
#2Australia is the world's largest island at 7.9m km² ... Not sure why they're trying to say Greenland is larger.
Re: The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before
#3Australia is the world's largest island at 7.9m km² ... Not sure why they're trying to say Greenland is larger.
They aren't trying to say Australia is smaller. They sought to exclude it by saying it was the biggest of "non-continental" islands.
Re: The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before
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Re: The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before
#5Australia is the world's largest island at 7.9m km² ... Not sure why they're trying to say Greenland is larger.
Antarctica is a larger “island” than Australia. But both are also continents, while Greenland is not (yes, this is rather arbitrary labeling, but it is what it is).
Re: The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before
#6Australia is the world's largest island at 7.9m km² ... Not sure why they're trying to say Greenland is larger.
Antarctica is a larger “island” than Australia. But both are also continents, while Greenland is not (yes, this is rather arbitrary labeling, but it is what it is).
> yes, this is rather arbitrary labeling, but it is what it is
AFAIK continents are based on tectonic plates.