# Why is Greenland considered an island but not Eurasia?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 23, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greenland-considered-an-island-but-not-eurasia/533529 "2010-03-23T21:01:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greenland-considered-an-island-but-not-eurasia/533529/21 "2010-04-06T15:21:27Z")

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> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#):
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> A paper airplane and an Airbus A380 are both airplanes, by definition.

Actually, the word “airplane” is being used equivocally there. A “paper airplane” is actually a paper glider, not an airplane at all.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-greenland-considered-an-island-but-not-eurasia/533529/22 "2010-04-06T15:36:33Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> There are hotshot foreign executives who like to advertise themselves in Bangkok as having worked with companies on every continent. I always say: “Even Antarctica? :eek:”

Well, KBR does some contracting work at the US bases there, I believe. So, one could say that KBR is “on” Antarctica - and plenty of executives have worked with them. So a sufficiently quick-witted exec could persuasively answer “yes” to your question.

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