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    What was the original colonial name for Austrlia?

    Question #24109. Asked by Dick. (Nov 09 02 5:57 AM)


    tented

    		Before being 'discovered' the existance of a southern continent was hypothesised and called 'Terra Australis'. When the Dutch ran across parts of it they called it New Holland and when Cook arrived he misspelled it and named it Astralia.

    Nov 09 02, 10:23 AM
    Barrow

    		That poxy place. Capt. Jas Cook: 'Look at that poxy place'.

    Nov 09 02, 2:39 PM
    Fosse4

    		Australia was origininally called Terra Australis incognita - the unknown southern land

    Nov 09 02, 10:07 PM

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