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There was no means to know the extent of this continent, other than it was very big, or its position in relation to other parts of the world, which would also have been only vaguely understood and probably of little interest. Attachment to certain areas gave familiarity and belonging when it came to landmarks, weather, vegetation, forests, waterways, coasts, but wider appreciation of the whole continent was impossible.

The tribes/clans didn't see themselves as a common entity, they were often quite foreign to each other. Even today, indigenous people identify themselves by their clan or community, less as Aboriginal.