What is the difference between continent and subcontinent????

Question

What is the difference between continent and subcontinent????

Answer 1

the difference is size. India is called a sub continent. it's part of another tectonic plate that is being subducted under the Asian plate. i suppose Greenland (worlds largest island) could be called a sub continent.

Answer 2

A subcontinent is a small part of a continent. There is no agreement on what constitutes a subcontinent. 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.