What is subcontinent?How many are there?Name them.?

Question

What is subcontinent?How many are there?Name them.?

Answer 1

the term subcontinent oftentimes refers to india

i think its not some kind of a measure of land masses like continents or islands

Answer 2

A subcontinent is a large landmass, such as India, that is part of a continent but is considered either geographically or politically as an independent entity.

Answer 3

I believe the Indian subcontinent is the only formal subcontinent.  It is so named because although it's physically contiguous with the rest of Asia (and not distinct enough to be its own continent), it's on a separate tectonic plate that's moving in a different direction--basically ramming into mainland Asia.  Millions of years ago the subcontinent was separate, and large enough to be its own island continent.

Answer 4

its just a landmass protruding out of a continent.it does not separate out from its continent.

Answer 5

You seem to be a geography buff like me. Here's your answer:

A subcontinent is a large landmass, such as India, that is part of a continent but is considered geographically as an independent entity.

[1] It can also be a large landmass that is smaller than the recognized continents, such as Greenland, but is not directly connected.

[2] Generally, however, a subcontinent is split from the rest of a continent by something like a mountain range or by tectonic plates. India is considered a subcontinent because it juts out from Asia by the Himalayan mountains.

The phrase the Subcontinent, used on its own in English, commonly means the Indian subcontinent i.e. South Asia. by default.

How many are there depends on how you look at it. For a large number  of entities fit the above definition. Hence precisely naming them is also difficult.