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In this video we'll have a look on one of the two tri-continental countries in the world, Portugal. I'm sure you didn't expect this as most of you know that portugal is part of Europe, but the islands in the atlantic ocean, madeira and azores islands hide a secret. YOu see, the western most islands in the azores archipelago are actually located on the north american tectonic plate which makes them, geological, part of North America and implicitly makes Portugal part of North America.
The Madeira islands are located on the African plate and if we keep the same reasoning, Madeira Islands are locate in Africa, so it is Portugal.
Anyway, you will hear everything about this in the video, so make sure you don't miss it.
But we'll talk more about all of this in this video, so make sure you do not miss it.
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Hope you'll enjoy the video!
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Transcript:
Did you know that Portugal is considered by some to be part of Europe, North America, and Africa simultaneously? From a geological perspective, the mainland and the central and eastern groups of the Azorean archipelago are part of the Eurasian tectonic plate. The westernmost islands of the Azores, Flores, and Corvo, are part of the North American tectonic plate, which also includes Greenland and part of Iceland. Therefore, thanks to these islands, Portugal is also considered part of North America. Additionally, Portugal is considered part of Africa due to the Madeira archipelago, which is located on the African tectonic plate. Although culturally, Portugal was always considered European, This classification makes it one of the two tri-continental countries in the world. Do you know what the other one is?
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