Landmass

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A landmass, or land mass, is a large region or area of land that is in one piece and not noticeably broken up by oceans.<ref>Template:Cite Cambridge Dictionary</ref><ref>Template:Cite Merriam-Webster</ref> The term is often used to refer to lands surrounded by an ocean or sea, such as a continent or a large island.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In the field of geology, a landmass is a defined section of continental crust extending above sea level.<ref>Template:Cite Dictionary.com</ref>

Continents are often thought of as distinct landmasses and may include any islands that are part of the associated continental shelf. When multiple continents form a single contiguous land connection, the connected continents may be viewed as a single landmass. Earth's largest landmasses are (starting with largest):<ref name="Dempsey 2013">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="DunnMitchell2016">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="McColl">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Afro-Eurasia (main landmass of the geoscheme region of the same name and its continental parts Africa and Eurasia, or Europe and Asia; the center of Earth's land hemisphere, comprising more than half of Earth's landmass)
Americas (main landmass of the geo-region of the same name and its continental parts North and South America; comprising most of the landmass of the Western Hemisphere)
Antarctica (main landmass of the geo-region and continent of the same name)
Mainland Australia (main landmass of the geo-region Oceania, its subregion Australasia, the continent Australia and the country Australia)