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Europe is fine just not a continent.



 
 
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Old September 15th, 2003, 11:26 AM
Dan Stephenson
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Default Europe is fine just not a continent.

In article , Frank F.
Matthews wrote:

It can certainly be a "political geography concept". Just don't call it
a continent since that is a physical geography concept.

FFM


If Europe is just a big Asian penninsula, then Australia is just a big
Asian island.

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Old September 15th, 2003, 02:26 PM
The Reid
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Default Europe is fine just not a continent.

Following up to Dan Stephenson

If Europe is just a big Asian penninsula


IMHO from what we have leaned so far refer to Eurasia when
talking p. geography, Europe when talking travel and continent is
an ill defined word.
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