Continent with other islands in the Pacific into one continent called Oceania. This divides the entire land surface of Earth into continents or quasi-continents. The ideal criterion that each continent is a discrete landmass is commonly relaxed due to historical conventions. Of the seven most globally recognized continents, only Antarctica and Australia are completely separated from other continents by the ocean. Several continents are defined not as absolutely distinct bodies but as ""more or less" discrete masses of land". Asia and Africa are joined by the Isthmus of Suez, and North and South America by the Isthmus of Panama. In both
The Greatest Show on Earth (film) Earth" was the first film that director Steven Spielberg saw and he credits it as one of the major inspirations that led him into a film career. He pointed out the film's train crash scene as a major influence, and this influence was later reflected in the 2011 science fiction film "Super 8", which he produced. In Steven Spielberg's remake of "The War of the Worlds", an early scene shows two kids channel-surfing on their television, and the train-wreck scene from "The Greatest Show on Earth" is being broadcast. The Greatest Show on Earth (film) The Greatest Show on Earth