Talk:Land (disambiguation)

Proposed de-disambiguation.

I believe that the primary meaning of "land" is the solid surface of the Earth, and this page should be an article on that topic, with the ambiguous meanings being moved to Land (disambiguation). bd2412 T 01:38, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a sensible approach. Bazonka (talk) 20:13, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to start a draft here, then: Land is the solid surface of the Earth, that is not covered by water. The division between land and ocean, sea, or other bodies of water, is one of the most fundamental separations on the planet. The vast majority of human activity has historically occurred, and continues to occur, on land. Furthermore, the life forms that exist primarily on land differ from those that exist primarily in large bodies of water. The demarcation between land and water varies. In some places, it is sharply defined by solid rock landforms coming directly to the edge of the water. In other places, land may slowly give way to marshes or swamps, with no clear point at which the land ends and a body of water has begun. In such places, the demarcation can further vary due to tides and weather.

That's one way to start. bd2412 T 02:59, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]