陸塊
外观

陸塊(英語:landmass)是指一大片完整且未被大洋所明显分割的陆地地区或面积[1][2]。该词通常指被海洋或大海包围的陆地,例如大陆或大型岛屿[3][4]。在地质学领域,陆块是指延伸至海平面以上的大陆地壳的特定部分[5]。
大陆通常被认为是独立的陆块,并可能包括构成相关大陆架的任何岛屿。当多块大陆形成单一连续的陆地时,连接的各个大陆可被视为单个陆块。目前地球上最大的陸塊依次为(从最大者开始)[6][7][8]:
- 亚欧非大陆(同名地理区域的主要陆地及其大陆部分,即非洲和欧亚大陆 - 或欧洲和亚洲;地球陆半球的中心,占地球陆地面积的一半以上)
- 美洲(同名地理区域的主要陆地及其大陆部分,即北美洲和南美洲;占西半球的大部分陆地)
- 南极洲(同名地理区域的主要陆地及其大陆)
- 澳大利亚大陆(大洋洲地理区域的主要陆地及其子区域澳大拉西亚、澳大利亚大陆和澳大利亚国家)
注释
[编辑]参考文献
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- ^ Dempsey, Caitlin. Geography Facts about the World's Continents. Geography Realm. 2013-10-15 [2022-08-26].
- ^ Dunn, Ross E.; Mitchell, Laura J.; Ward, Kerry. The New World History: A Field Guide for Teachers and Researchers. University of California Press. 23 August 2016: 232–. ISBN 978-0-520-28989-5 –通过Google Books.
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And since Africa and Asia are connected at the Suez Peninsula, Europe, Africa, and Asia are sometimes combined as Afro-Eurasia or Eurafrasia. The International Olympic Committee's official flag, containing [...] the single continent of America (North and South America being connected as the Isthmus of Panama).