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the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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By 1953, as decolonization swept the world, the Danish government, loath to give up ninety-eight per cent of its landmass, made Greenland a semi-autonomous part of its kingdom but retained de-facto control.
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Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
During the last Ice Age, sea levels were much lower, creating a large landmass known as Sundaland that connected much of Southeast Asia.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2025
At the moment, the two countries dominate and isolate between them the entire Central Asian landmass including all the ‘Stans.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Mercator projection maps stretch out the size of landmasses toward the poles, making Greenland look bigger than Africa or Australia.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
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Louise Bokkenheuser, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
During the last Ice Age, sea levels were much lower, creating a large landmass known as Sundaland that connected much of Southeast Asia.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2025
At the moment, the two countries dominate and isolate between them the entire Central Asian landmass including all the ‘Stans.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Mercator projection maps stretch out the size of landmasses toward the poles, making Greenland look bigger than Africa or Australia.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landmass. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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landmass
noun
land·mass
-ˌmas 
: a large area of land
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