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Isn't everything an island?
Every piece of land is completely covered by water on all sides...
6 Answers
- Larry PhischmanLv 74 years ago
Technically, but we humans like to classify things into different categories based on arbitrary characteristics. That's why the whole question of whether Pluto is a planet is so contentious.
- SocratesLv 74 years ago
The Earth has sometimes philosophically been described as an island if you are going to take it that far.
- Anonymous4 years ago
Spaceship Earth
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- ?Lv 64 years ago
Wikipedia: An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.
So by definition, I guess it has to be part of a continent. And I think there's also something about it being part of a tectonic plate.
Here's the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island
