Claim: Australia's original name originated from Asthralaya.
Fact-check: Australia's original name is not Asthralaya; its name originated from the Latin word "Australis", which means "southern" - FACTLY
Verdict: according to the national library of australia, english explorer matthew flinders used the name australia to describe the continent on a map. australia was called as 'terra australis incognita' for centuries. terra australis incognita means 'unknown southern land', australis is a latin word meaning southern. there is no evidence that supports the claim that australia was once known as 'asthralaya'. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Varun Borugadda
Date published: 2022-09-15T08:09:07