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Antarctica Day on 1st December celebrates the signing in 1959 of the Antarctic Treaty, but where did the word ‘Antarctica’ originate from?
Source: Antarctica Day – Collins Dictionary Language Blog
Only semi-related… I am old enough to have been taught that there were 5 continents: Europe, Asia, the Americas, Australasia and Africa. When did that change and how many are there now?
It depends who you ask. I’m going with seven. In alpha order, Africa, America North, America South, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe,