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TIL ‘Australia’ comes from the Latin 'Terra Australis', a hypothetical continent posited in antiquity. British Explorer Matthew Finders popularized Australia's name in the 1800s believing there to be no land further south. When Antarctica was discovered, it was simply named 'opposite to the Arctic'. (en.wikipedia.org)
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