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Who named our country Australia?
Matthew Flinders
It was the English explorer Matthew Flinders who made the suggestion of the name we use today. He was the first to circumnavigate the continent in 1803, and used the name ‘Australia’ to describe the continent on a hand drawn map in 1804. The National Library holds a reproduction.
What is Australia official name?
the Commonwealth of Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
How did Australia get its nickname?
Australia is known as ‘the land Down Under’ for its position in the southern hemisphere. The discovery of Australia began when European explorers searched for a land under the continent of Asia. Before Australia was discovered, it was known as Terra Australis Incognita the unknown southern land.
Was Antarctica called Australia?
Integral to the story of the origin of Antarctica’s name is that it was not named Terra Australis—this name was given to Australia instead, because of the misconception that no significant landmass could exist further south.
Is Australia a country or continent?
Australia is both a country and a continent. The country called Australia is a part of the continent that is also called Australia. Australia is also a part of the region called Oceania , which is not technically a continent. It is also a part of the region called Australasia ,…
What country is Australia in?
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania , and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world’s sixth-largest country by total area.
What is the island of Australia?
Australia is an island in the South Pacific , roughly 7.75 million square kilometres (about 3 million square miles) and the sixth largest country in the world. Greenland is an island that sits between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean .
What is the area of Australia?
Australia is as large as 2,988,901.76 square miles
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