Talk:International Geographical Union

We need an international standard
Geography is so confusing, the International Geographical Union should really come up with some universally defined definitions, such as how many continents in the world, how many continental subregions in each continent and which countries belong to which continental subregion. Kenwick (talk) 04:50, 11 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Indeed. When I was browsing the IGU's website, I couldn't find any information about some basic geographical definitions such as the number of continents, the boundaries between these continents, the number of continental subregions and their respective boundaries etc.


 * If the International Astronomical Union has the power to determine how many planets does our Solar System have, as the sole international geographic organisation recognised by the international community, wouldn't the IGU have the power to determine these basic geographical definitions too so people worldwide could have a standard to follow? 120.16.170.30 (talk) 12:17, 15 September 2021 (UTC)