Continent - Revision history

14530214: /* Continents */ corrected: Curaçao, Åland Islands, Northern Mariana Islands

2026-01-02T20:49:12Z

Continents: corrected: Curaçao, Åland Islands, Northern Mariana Islands

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	*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen		*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

	*'''Central America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, ~~Curacao~~, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands		*'''Central America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands

	*'''Europe''': ~~Aland~~ Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State		*'''Europe''': Åland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

	*'''North America''': Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States		*'''North America''': Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States

	*'''Oceania''': American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, N. Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands		*'''Oceania''': American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands

	*'''South America''': Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela		*'''South America''': Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

6278087: /* Challenge checkers */ Link to List of countries

2024-02-08T08:04:48Z

Challenge checkers: Link to List of countries

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	[[Category:Site Info]]		[[Category:Site Info]]

			==See also==
			*[[List of countries]]

21026625: updating countries

2023-12-06T03:26:17Z

updating countries

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	In a few places Project-GC ~~refer~~ to '''continents''', ~~for example~~ Europe, North America or Asia. These are defined by configured lists of countries at Project-GC.		In a few places, Project-GC refers to '''continents''', such as Europe, North America, or Asia. These are defined by configured lists of countries at Project-GC.

	Some countries are geographically placed in more than one continent, ~~and~~ others are more debatable. In these cases, Project-GC ~~have~~ decided to add the countries into both continents, so no user misses out. To be more correct would probably involve looking at which Geocaches are in which continent, but Project-GC deem this unnecessary. It would probably also raise other questions and issues. Below is a list of continents Project-GC have defined and their current country definitions.		Some countries are geographically placed in more than one continent, while others are more debatable. In these cases, Project-GC has decided to add the countries into both continents so that no user misses out.

	~~== Continents ==~~		Below is a list of continents Project-GC has defined along with their current country definitions:

	*'''Africa''': Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan~~, Swaziland~~, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe		==Continents==
			*'''Africa''': Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

	*'''Antarctic and subantarctic islands''': Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		*'''Antarctic and subantarctic islands''': Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

	*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, ~~Turkey~~, ~~Turkmenistan~~, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen		*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

	*'''Central America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands		*'''Central America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands

	*'''Europe''': Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, ~~Turkey~~, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State		*'''Europe''': Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

	*'''North America''': Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States		*'''North America''': Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States

	*'''Oceania''': American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, N. Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu		*'''Oceania''': American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, N. Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands

	*'''South America''': Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela		*'''South America''': Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

	== Challenge checkers ==		==Challenge checkers==
	Note that a [[challenge checker]] could have a different definition for a specific continent. The owner of the [[challenge cache]] might have asked for modifications of ~~this~~ list~~, like~~ for example that the countries ~~that are~~ listed in two continents ~~at Project-GC's standard list should~~ only be ~~listed~~ in the continent ~~they~~ personally ~~feel~~ is the correct one. ~~The challenge checker should only check for the requirements stated at the cache page so any~~ questions related to what continent a country belongs to in a specific challenge cache ~~is probably~~ best answered by the cache owner.		Note that a [[challenge checker]] could have a different definition for a specific continent. The owner of the [[challenge cache]] might have asked for modifications of the above list - for example, that the countries listed in two continents only be included in the continent the cache owner personally feels is the correct one. Any questions related to what continent a country belongs to for a specific challenge cache are best answered by the cache owner.

	[[Category:Site Info]]		[[Category:Site Info]]

14530214: double Palestine

2023-11-13T14:33:07Z

double Palestine

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	*'''Antarctic and subantarctic islands''': Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		*'''Antarctic and subantarctic islands''': Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

	*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan~~, Palestine~~, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen		*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

	*'''Central America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands		*'''Central America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands

4523550: Added the new Central America continent and changed the name of Antarctica to match the FAQ on main site.

2023-08-07T18:44:54Z

Added the new Central America continent and changed the name of Antarctica to match the FAQ on main site.

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	*'''Africa''': Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe		*'''Africa''': Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

	*'''~~Antarctica~~''': Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		*'''Antarctic and subantarctic islands''': Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

	*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen		*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

			*'''Central America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands

	*'''Europe''': Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State		*'''Europe''': Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

	*'''North America''': ~~Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,~~ Bermuda~~, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands~~, Canada~~, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique~~, Mexico~~, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin~~, Saint Pierre and Miquelon~~, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands~~, United States		*'''North America''': Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States

	*'''Oceania''': American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, N. Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu		*'''Oceania''': American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, N. Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu

4523550: changed category

2020-11-21T13:13:57Z

changed category

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	Note that a [[challenge checker]] could have a different definition for a specific continent. The owner of the [[challenge cache]] might have asked for modifications of this list, like for example that the countries that are listed in two continents at Project-GC's standard list should only be listed in the continent they personally feel is the correct one. The challenge checker should only check for the requirements stated at the cache page so any questions related to what continent a country belongs to in a specific challenge cache is probably best answered by the cache owner.		Note that a [[challenge checker]] could have a different definition for a specific continent. The owner of the [[challenge cache]] might have asked for modifications of this list, like for example that the countries that are listed in two continents at Project-GC's standard list should only be listed in the continent they personally feel is the correct one. The challenge checker should only check for the requirements stated at the cache page so any questions related to what continent a country belongs to in a specific challenge cache is probably best answered by the cache owner.

	[[Category:Site ~~info~~]]		[[Category:Site Info]]

4523550: Added category. Changed some "we" to "Project-GC"

2020-11-21T12:31:28Z

Added category. Changed some "we" to "Project-GC"

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	In a few places at Project-GC we refer to '''continents''', for example Europe, North America or Asia. These are defined by configured lists of countries at Project-GC.		In a few places Project-GC refer to '''continents''', for example Europe, North America or Asia. These are defined by configured lists of countries at Project-GC.

	Some countries are geographically placed in more than one continent, and others are more debatable. In these cases, we have decided to add the countries into both continents, so no ~~one~~ misses out. To be more correct would probably involve looking at which Geocaches are in which continent, but we deem this unnecessary. It would probably also raise other questions and issues. Below is a list of continents we have defined and their current country definitions.		Some countries are geographically placed in more than one continent, and others are more debatable. In these cases, Project-GC have decided to add the countries into both continents, so no user misses out. To be more correct would probably involve looking at which Geocaches are in which continent, but Project-GC deem this unnecessary. It would probably also raise other questions and issues. Below is a list of continents Project-GC have defined and their current country definitions.

	== Continents ==		== Continents ==
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	== Challenge checkers ==		== Challenge checkers ==
	Note that a [[challenge checker]] could have a different definition for a specific continent. The owner of the [[challenge cache]] might have asked for modifications of this list, like for example that the countries that are listed in two continents at Project-GC's standard list should only be listed in the continent they personally feel is the correct one. The challenge checker should only check for the requirements stated at the cache page so any questions related to what continent a country belongs to in a specific challenge cache is probably best answered by the cache owner.		Note that a [[challenge checker]] could have a different definition for a specific continent. The owner of the [[challenge cache]] might have asked for modifications of this list, like for example that the countries that are listed in two continents at Project-GC's standard list should only be listed in the continent they personally feel is the correct one. The challenge checker should only check for the requirements stated at the cache page so any questions related to what continent a country belongs to in a specific challenge cache is probably best answered by the cache owner.

			[[Category:Site info]]

4523550: Created page. Lifted a answer from the FAQ and added info about challenge checkers.

2020-11-08T12:18:44Z

Created page. Lifted a answer from the FAQ and added info about challenge checkers.

New page

In a few places at Project-GC we refer to '''continents''', for example Europe, North America or Asia. These are defined by configured lists of countries at Project-GC.

Some countries are geographically placed in more than one continent, and others are more debatable. In these cases, we have decided to add the countries into both continents, so no one misses out. To be more correct would probably involve looking at which Geocaches are in which continent, but we deem this unnecessary. It would probably also raise other questions and issues. Below is a list of continents we have defined and their current country definitions.

== Continents ==

*'''Africa''': Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

*'''Antarctica''': Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

*'''Asia''': Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

*'''Europe''': Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

*'''North America''': Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, United States

*'''Oceania''': American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, N. Mariana Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, US Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu

*'''South America''': Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

== Challenge checkers ==
Note that a [[challenge checker]] could have a different definition for a specific continent. The owner of the [[challenge cache]] might have asked for modifications of this list, like for example that the countries that are listed in two continents at Project-GC's standard list should only be listed in the continent they personally feel is the correct one. The challenge checker should only check for the requirements stated at the cache page so any questions related to what continent a country belongs to in a specific challenge cache is probably best answered by the cache owner.