The best European invention was the Suez canal, preventing people from realising that Africa is also the same landmass.
I propose we dig a similar canal from the north of Russia to the Black sea to unambiguously become a continent. Some would argue Caspian sea is more appropriate, but come on: Connecting the Black sea to the White sea? That’s poetic.
This plan would cost trillions, benefit no one and have devastating consequences for millions of people. I will not be answering questions.
In 1999, the warty comb jelly colonized the Caspian Sea via the UDWS. The establishment of this population led to a 60% reduction in the number of sprat, which in turn led to a reduction in the population of sturgeon and seals.
Beautiful ethereal alien ate all the babies :/
Europe and Asia are the same continental mass but Africa is not. Africa is moving independent to the Eurasian continent and is even slowly producing a new continent at the horn of Africa. So yes, it’s true that Europe and Asia are the same continent but Africa is not. It is also slowly moving into Europe. That’s why the Alps exist.
Behold, the 16 continents:
From Wikipedia.
You are of course free to define continent how you want, but I am free to prefer Afroeurasia over a North America that includes parts of Siberia and half of Japan.Bro actually believes in plate tectonics 💀
It’s still so wild to me that something so fundamental and basic was figured out only in the past 60-80 years.
I’m happy to include Japan in North America. Sad to lose parts of California, but it feels fair, especially since we get to keep cuba.
Also this is leaving me wondering about arctic earthquakes…
you also got parts of russia
India then should also count as a separate continent since it’s on a separate plate. It’s not clear cut.
It is often called Indian subcontinent,
also somalia and California
This plan would cost trillions, benefit no one and have devastating consequences for millions of people.
Oh so another ai company then
I support this plan because it would also separate russia from Europe and give us in Ukraine as well as Baltics a great defensible threshold.
In the same vein, does the Kiel canal mean the Denmark is an archipelago instead of a peninsula + islands?
And the Panama canal is when America became two continents? :D
Europe is actually more a collection of large islands that have temporarily decided to exist as a unified land mass because Africa and Asia are squeezing it from both sides (geologically speaking)
Geologically speaking India and surroundings are also not Asia but a separate continent running into Asia creating the Himalayas
Asia was named such by the Europeans, meaning something like ‘the land of the sunrise’ and thus referencing its Eastern position relative to Europe.
Etymonline cites a possible Akkadian origin for ‘europe’ meaning ‘to go down, set’, which would mirror the origin for the word ‘asia’.
In other words, Europe and Asia might literally mean ‘the western and eastern bit,’ making perfect sense.
Thus reaulting in Eurasia being the setting and rising land, which is fitting because the sun certainly does do both things there from what I hear (I’ve only been to North America according to the tectonicists in this thread)
c. 1300, from Latin Asia, from Greek Asia, speculated to be from Akkadian asu “to go out, to rise,” in reference to the sun, thus “the land of the sunrise.” Used by the early Greeks of what later was known as Asia Minor; by Pliny of the whole continent.
So, basically, East.
whereas europe means … wide face xd
Often explained as “broad face,” from eurys “wide” (see eury-) + ops “face,” literally “eye” (from PIE root *okw- “to see”). But also traditionally linked with Europa, Phoenician princess in Greek mythology. Klein (citing Heinrich Lewy) suggests a possible Semitic origin in Akkad. erebu “to go down, set” (in reference to the sun) which would parallel occident. Another suggestion along those lines is Phoenician 'ereb “evening,” hence “west.”
And also that we like to go down on people
Whereas “East” just means “direction of the egg”
As a European, yeah, this does make more sense.
you mean north west asian? yea
plus
far west Asia: Africa
south south east Asia: Austrailia
Don’t forget elevated east Asia. (The moon)
and hot Asia: the center of the earth
This is unironically true. You can call it Eurasia if you’re feeling charitable to the pale demons.
I know the japanese and koreans are pretty pale but calling them demons is a bit much don’t you think?
Yellow is also quite pale
I fail to see why it should be asia centric.
Surely it makes more sense to call it Eastern Europe, Far Eastern Europe, Far Eastern Europe And A Bit North… :-)
hehe suddenly Italy and Spain are “the nordics”
The name “Eurasia” exists.
No, ur a sia
“Europe? More like Europartofmenow!”
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Continents are made up anyway. Some call it Eurasia.
Yep, no notes
India does call the Middle East as West Asia.
s/
Disgusting Kazhaqstan-centric world view. smh
How dare you?! Obviously [other point on sphere] is the superior point of reference.
/s
And that point is obviously Mongolia
*throat singing intensifies*
The continent of Africa is connected, count it in.
Asia 2
Asia is Northeast Africa, extended edition.
Europe is North Africa, extended edition.
It also leads me to count 4 continents: Africa (or Afrasia/Afro-Eurasia), America, Australia, Antarctica.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics I have a few comments
which are?
west asia, south asia and Kamchatka should be exempt
Then let’s hear them.
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