Integral to the story of the origin of the name "Antarctica" is how it was not named Terra Australisthis name was given to Australia instead, and it was because of a mistake made by people who decided that a significant landmass would not be found farther south than Australia. Explorer Matthew Flinders, in particular, has been credited with popularizing the transfer of the name Terra Australis to Australia. He justified the titling of his book A Voyage to Terra Australis (1814) by writing in the introduction:
Try to answer this question if possible (otherwise reply "unanswerable"): What explorer opposed naming Australia after Terra Australis?
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