>>508612468A continent is a large expansive land mass, and an island is a small land-mass usually located near a continent.
In a way they are similar, with the difference that a continent is bigger.
There are seven continents on Earth:
Africa - large expansive landmass surrounded by oceans [check]
Antarctica - large expansive landmass surrounded by oceans [check]
Eurasia - large expansive landmass surrounded by oceans [check]
Australia - large expansive landmass surrounded by oceans [check]
Europe - ,large expansive landmass surrounded by.... more landmass? What the fuck?
North America - large expansive landmass surrounded by oceans [check]
South America - large expansive landmass surrounded by oceans [check]