Baptism of ice: J. G. Bartholomew and the naming of Antarctica

ABSTRACT As a proper noun, Antarctica has a long pedigree but a short history. It was coined and popularised by the Edinburgh mapmaker J. G. Bartholomew in the 1890s as a label for the supposed south polar continent outlined by John Murray of the Challenger Commission. By 1902 it was ‘slowly coming...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Mawer, G.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247407007188
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247407007188
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Summary:ABSTRACT As a proper noun, Antarctica has a long pedigree but a short history. It was coined and popularised by the Edinburgh mapmaker J. G. Bartholomew in the 1890s as a label for the supposed south polar continent outlined by John Murray of the Challenger Commission. By 1902 it was ‘slowly coming into use’ and by 1928 had been ‘generally received’ by geographers.

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