How many continents are there?

That sounds like a really easy question.

After all, there are only so many giant land masses on the planet and we can easily count them with our fingers.

Yet for something seemingly so simple, the answer to this question can be surprisingly complicated.

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Ah, blah, hold it.

It can't be that easy, right?

I mean, my podcast episodes are pretty short, but it can't be as simple as just saying there are seven continents

No, it's not that easy. The standard list of continents which most people learn is as follows

Asia Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica.

Before we get into the weeds of that list, however, we should define what a continent is.

The standard definition of a continent is

continents are large land masses with clearly defined boundaries and separated by oceans.

Okay, that's a fine working day-to-day definition, but certainly scientists must have something better than that.

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