Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down18cross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square105fedilinkcross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 days agoThere’s between 3 and 500. Since it’s statistically unlikely that the correct number would be at either extreme, the most likely correct number of continents would be somewhere around 250, with a margin of error of approximately 245.
There’s between 3 and 500. Since it’s statistically unlikely that the correct number would be at either extreme, the most likely correct number of continents would be somewhere around 250, with a margin of error of approximately 245.