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What does continentality mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being a continent
  2. (countable) The degree to which the climate of a place is affected by a large land mass
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The Gulf Stream maintains a warming influence in July, but it is not as noticeable because of the effects of continentality.
In the south, however, the continentality and high elevation of the mountains tend to reduce the impact of latitude.
Moreover, sea-level lowering during the glacial maxima increased the magnitude of continentality, making it even more difficult for river systems to reach the oceans.
Exploring Holocene continentality changes in Fennoscandia using present and past tree distributions.
Another bad geographical break is Siberia's continentality.
This is due to the decrease of the influence of marine, generally colder waters, and the effect of continentality.

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