Shouldn't this be shown under Asia rather than under Europe?
Martin
Moved to Asia.
Jan-Simon (moderator DB)
Asia? A once Russian republic alongside its southern border. By that definition a whole junk of Russia is asian i guess.Whatever floats your boat.
Yup. Couldn't get much more Asia, on the border of Mongolia.
Roy
Asia it tis. The general consensus of modern geographers, regarding the Western border, is that anything to the East of the Ural Mts. and Ural river -- is Asia.
Cheers!
Wine
Sounds like a tropical island.
So Canada Winedrinker? Whatever floats your boat.Russia, by definition, then is both part of Europe and Asia. Fair enough.
It is kind of interesting that one can stand on one side of the Ural river and be in Europe, and stand on the other and be in Asia. Lumping the two continents together as "Eurasia" is often the choice. But then you risk being incontinent.
New Guinea/Papua New Guinea is similarly perplexing as half the island is designated Asia and the other half Australia. Bottom line is some of the demarcations of continents are quite arbitrary -- you have to draw the line somewhere.
Cheers!
Winedrinker
The Papua/New Guinea looks like the work of a committee that had a hard time deciding,
Wasn't there recent news of geologists proving that New Zealand has its own continent?
Josh
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39000936
A quick look at the Zealandia claim. It's certainly an interesting claim - I like the analogy to the Pluto controversy - is it or isn't it. For me, I understand science's downgrading of poor old Pluto, but will always consider Clyde Tombaugh's discovery a planet.
If I ever get a geography class to teach again, this'll be a cool little thing to get the kiddies thinking.
Darryl
re: Tana touva
Shouldn't this be shown under Asia rather than under Europe?
Martin
re: Tana touva
Moved to Asia.
Jan-Simon (moderator DB)
re: Tana touva
Asia? A once Russian republic alongside its southern border. By that definition a whole junk of Russia is asian i guess.Whatever floats your boat.
re: Tana touva
Yup. Couldn't get much more Asia, on the border of Mongolia.
Roy
re: Tana touva
Asia it tis. The general consensus of modern geographers, regarding the Western border, is that anything to the East of the Ural Mts. and Ural river -- is Asia.
Cheers!
Wine
re: Tana touva
Sounds like a tropical island.
re: Tana touva
So Canada Winedrinker? Whatever floats your boat.Russia, by definition, then is both part of Europe and Asia. Fair enough.
re: Tana touva
It is kind of interesting that one can stand on one side of the Ural river and be in Europe, and stand on the other and be in Asia. Lumping the two continents together as "Eurasia" is often the choice. But then you risk being incontinent.
New Guinea/Papua New Guinea is similarly perplexing as half the island is designated Asia and the other half Australia. Bottom line is some of the demarcations of continents are quite arbitrary -- you have to draw the line somewhere.
Cheers!
Winedrinker
re: Tana touva
The Papua/New Guinea looks like the work of a committee that had a hard time deciding,
re: Tana touva
Wasn't there recent news of geologists proving that New Zealand has its own continent?
Josh
re: Tana touva
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39000936
A quick look at the Zealandia claim. It's certainly an interesting claim - I like the analogy to the Pluto controversy - is it or isn't it. For me, I understand science's downgrading of poor old Pluto, but will always consider Clyde Tombaugh's discovery a planet.
If I ever get a geography class to teach again, this'll be a cool little thing to get the kiddies thinking.
Darryl