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Choose the correct option to complete the sentences given below:
It is called an island continent.

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South America
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Antarctica
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Africa
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Australia
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Solution

The correct option is D Australia
Although Australia is sometimes called an “island continent,” most geographers consider islands and continents to be separate things. According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.”

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