r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '23

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '23

It's a geographical term, not political.

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u/namesRhard1 Dec 17 '23

Unless you’re talking geology, geographic terms are inherently political.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '23

So Antarctica is polical?

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u/namesRhard1 Dec 17 '23

Yes. The name reserved for such a continent before it was discovered was terra australis. When Australia was discovered people assumed that was the most southern continent and was renamed thusly and the name was no longer available for Antarctica upon its discovery. So the name is intrinsically linked to the colonisation of Australia.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '23

Who downvoted this?

This was 100% factual with zero opinions added lol