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There's a heated debate over whether the big island of Tierra del Fuego should qualify for membership.

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[-] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

What about Madagascar? I think it qualifies.

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 months ago

not from the bottom (i.e. south)

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

What about Australia? It’s sort of dangling from Papua New Guinea, isn’t it?

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago

except Australia is a lot bigger than PNG

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

True, but since size wasn’t explicitly mentioned as a condition, it should be fine.

[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So, South America ? Heading towards a country in which I'd like to belong.

[-] nialv7@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It has to be an island though. Australia is not an island.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

But there’s water all around it.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 months ago

What about Long Island?

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