australia is the what called continent
Geography. Australasia, also called Oceania or Australasia/Oceania, is the World's smallest continent - 8,112,000 km covering approximately 5.3% of the Earth's land and 1.5% of the Earth's surface.It is situated partly in the Pacific ocean, bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west and the Southern ocean to the south.ustralasia/Oceania. Australasia, also called Oceania or Australasia/Oceania, is the World's smallest continent - 8,112,000 km covering approximately 5.3% of the Earth's land and 1.5% of the Earth's surface.