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.[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.
Sometimes subregions of continents are dubbed subcontinents because their culture is so different from the rest of the continent, such as Central America, Europe, and the Middle East.
