different between landmass vs microcontinent

landmass

English

Alternative forms

  • land mass

Etymology

land +? mass

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?lænd.mæs/

Noun

landmass (plural landmasses)

  1. (geography) A large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.

Translations

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microcontinent

English

Etymology

micro- +? continent

Noun

microcontinent (plural microcontinents)

  1. (geography) a landmass which is not small enough to be considered an island but not big enough to be considered a continent

See also

  • subcontinent

microcontinent From the web:

  • what is a microcontinent
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