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10 Oct 2024 17:20:27 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Continental confusion  
From: Chambers
Date: 22 Mar 2008 15:31:14
Message: <47e56c92$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
>   Am I the only one who is confused about continents?

You're talking about something that has no real-world definition, and is 
entirely arbitrary.  As such, the definition can be changed on a whim :(

Personally, I was taught that NA, SA, EU, AS, and AF were the 
"definitive" Continents.  AN wasn't mentioned, and OC was considered 
part of SE Asia.

However, it makes more sense to me to treat all 7 as separate 
continents, partly for geographical reasons (NA/SA) and partly for 
political reasons (EU / AS).

In the end, though, it's a bit like defining what a "planet" is: you can 
try, but it's not going to change anything.

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com


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