What was the original name of Australia?

shady shaker

New Holland. [Apr 16 04 8:30 AM] shady shaker writes: The Dutch were not the original settlers, but they were the first Europeans to step ashore here. I think it was William Dampier who named it New Holland when he landed at Roebuck Bay, Western Australia in 1688. Prior to him, Willem Jansz, captain of the "Duyfken" made the first known European landing on Australian soil near modern day Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Dirk Hartog and Abel Tasman were other Dutch explorers active in Australian waters. Apr 16 04, 8:14 AM

gmackematix

I gather the name Australia came from the practice of referring on maps to a Terra Incognita Australis, that is an unknown southern land. Terra Australis (also: Terra Australis Incognita (with "incognita" stressed on the second syllable), Latin for "the unknown land of the South"), was a theorized continent appearing on European maps from the 15th to the 18th century. "Auster" was the Latin name for the south wind": "austral" meant "southern" and "terra australis" meant "land of the south". "Australia" is Latin for "Southland". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Australis [Added reference - McG] Apr 16 04, 7:44 PM

McGruff

New Holland is a historic name for the island continent of Australia. The name was first applied to Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman as Nova Hollandia, naming it after the Dutch province of Holland, and remained in use for over 150 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland_%28Australia%29 A brief timeline of early explorations. http://www.thecore.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/australia/austchron.html Jun 12 08, 9:03 AM

Create a Free FunTrivia ID to add to, request more/new answers, or edit this entry

What was the original filling in Twinkies? Who was the original drummer for the Beatles? What was the original purpose of Stonehenge? Who designed the original 1936 Volkswagen? What are the original 57 varieties of Heinz?

1 Name the Original British Show All these American shows originated in Britain. What were they known as in the UK. Verified by the IMDb British TV Tough 10 Q awkins Jun 23 00 3738 plays 2 Original or Not? One day in my group chatroom, a post came up asking us to think of musicals that were COMPLETELY original, and were not based on a previous work. I thought that it could be a very good quiz, so here you are! Origins of Musicals Average 25 Q at34712 Aug 29 06 432 plays 3 Australia How much do you really know about Australians, mate? Mixed Australia Average 20 Q JoJo2 Feb 19 00 5673 plays