Is Australia not a continent, and what continent is Russia in?

I'll address the Australia issue first. Australia is often considered to be a continent, though opinions vary on its proper naming and borders. I'm from Australia, and in school we were taught that Australia was a continent. read more

Australia is both a country and part of a continent. Australia (Continent) consists of itself, New Guinea island, most of the Pacific islands and most of Indonesia, including Timor Leste. Russia is a transcontinental country. It is part of Europe and Asia. read more

But sometimes Russia is considered as part of Asia continent as major part of Russia lies in Asia. It's the Ural mountain that divides Asia and with Europe and this Ural mountain also divides Russia into two halves. read more

The ideal criterion that each continent is a discrete landmass is commonly relaxed due to historical conventions. Of the seven most globally recognized continents, only Antarctica and Australia are completely separated from other continents by the ocean. read more