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This makes so much more sense

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  • Tudsamfa@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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.

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    • raman_klogius@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s already done.
      Image

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      • ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        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 :/

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    • 5ha99y@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      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.

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      • Tudsamfa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Behold, the 16 continents:
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        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.

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      • rockerface@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        India then should also count as a separate continent since it’s on a separate plate. It’s not clear cut.

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      • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Actually, Europe is a large island group that just surfaced some 100 million years ago.

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    • elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      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

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    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      America is also the same landmass. Just has some water inbetween.

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    • rockerface@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      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.

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  • TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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)

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    • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Geologically speaking India and surroundings are also not Asia but a separate continent running into Asia creating the Himalayas

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    • lauha@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      But europe is a continent.

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      • possessedfaxmachine666@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Europe is just a part of the Eurasian continent.

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  • Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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.

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    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      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)

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    • ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Whereas “East” just means “direction of the egg”

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    • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      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.

      www.etymonline.com/search?q=Asia

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      • blibla@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        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.”

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      • ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        So, basically, East.

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  • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The name “Eurasia” exists.

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    • Johnmannesca@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No, ur a sia

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  • doingthestuff@lemy.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Europe is not a continent. Change my mind.

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    • __dev@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Continents are made up anyway. Some call it Eurasia.

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    • emiellr@lemy.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yep, no notes

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  • ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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… :-)

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  • majster@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah its called Eurasia. Some Russians are quite fans of this kind of thinking.

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    • gnufuu@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s Ourasia, comrade

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    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Some Russians? More like majority of them.

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      • majster@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Username checks out

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      As a Russian, I’m always bewildered why everyone else seems to refer to Europe and Asia as separate continents. Like, y’all blind or something? Look at the map!

      And if you think it’s about geology or something, nuh-uh. It’s just a random convention coming from ancient perceptions, and it is heavily wrong. Eurasia is a single continent, and always has been.

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      • scoobford@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Basically the idea was that the mountains caused Europe to develop mostly separately from Asia.

        Tbh I always thought it was silly too. Continents have always been more vibes based than anything and unless we’re reverse engineering Victorian race science I don’t think there’s a compelling argument.

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  • Bonifratz@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    As a European, yeah, this does make more sense.

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    • blibla@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      you mean north west asian? yea

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  • reader@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    plus

    far west Asia: Africa

    south south east Asia: Austrailia

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  • CrimeIsLegalNow@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This is unironically true. You can call it Eurasia if you’re feeling charitable to the pale demons.

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    • RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I know the japanese and koreans are pretty pale but calling them demons is a bit much don’t you think?

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    • Viceversa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yellow is also quite pale

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  • gergolippai@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    hehe suddenly Italy and Spain are “the nordics”

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  • sleet01@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “Europe? More like Europartofmenow!”

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  • TwentySeven@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There are seven continents.

    Eurasia, Africa, America, Antarctica, Australia, Greenland and Zealandia.

    Change my mind.

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  • Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The continent of Africa is connected, count it in.

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    • jobbies@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Asia 2

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    • elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      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.

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  • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There would be a lot of wars over who was northwest and who was west

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    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s all Greek to me.

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      • elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        This makes me think of that old Doctor Who episode where they’re in Pompeii, and anytime the Doctor or companion uses a Latin phrase, the locals get agitated and say things like “Hey! ME. NO. SPEAKIE. THE. CELTIC!”

        Cute little quirk with the handwavey translation thing.

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    • sangeteria@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Can be fixed w “northwest” and “southwest”

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      • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        my thought is that tere are places in the middle that noone want’s to lay claim to. :)

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  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    India does call the Middle East as West Asia.

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  • it_depends_man@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    s/

    Disgusting Kazhaqstan-centric world view. smh

    How dare you?! Obviously [other point on sphere] is the superior point of reference.

    /s

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    • drath@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And that point is obviously Mongolia

      *throat singing intensifies*

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  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Its all earth to me

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    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      always has been

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  • JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sure, but aren’t continents defined by tectonic plates and not landmass?

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    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Which will complicate things because there will be dozens of more continents.

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    • protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      yes the chilean continent

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    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not really, and even if it did it wouldn’t separate europe from asia, but it would put Japan and part of Siberia in North America, cut Africa in two, cut India and Arabia out of Asia, and trim off bits of both Americas in California, Central America, Chile, and Venezuela.

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    • sangeteria@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      No but I think it’d be really funny if we started doing that

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  • gray@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics I have a few comments

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    • blibla@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      which are?

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      • gray@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        west asia, south asia and Kamchatka should be exempt

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    • remon@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Then let’s hear them.

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  • irate944@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Iirc we have the ancient greeks to thank for the current distinction. They named Europe the region north of greece, and Asia the region west of Anatolia, and then eventually decided that their actual boundary should be the middle of the black sea

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  • JayDee@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Eurasia, with the European, Indian, Arabian, and Scandinavian Great Peninsulas

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  • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    We’re all in Greater Gobekli Tepe, technically. The Gobekli Tepe Metropolitan Area/suburbs.

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  • truthfultemporarily@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Found the Roman.

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  • eta@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Now I want a version from Europe’s perspective where China would be something like Eastern Eastern Eastern Europe

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  • dan69@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Why can’t Middle East be middle Asia And Central Asia as is?

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  • humanspiral@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Europe is politically a continent bounded by Urals? What is southern boundary? Is a mountain range a legitimate geological continental boundary?

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