A namescape of the Australian Antarctic Territory
We rarely read or hear about the toponyms of Antarctica. This is surprising given its size and the large stake Australia holds on the continent. Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia—excluding its ice shelves, it covers over 13 million km2 compared with 7.7 million km² for Australia (Figu...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Placenames Australia
2022
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/282429 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/282429/3/A%20namescape%20of%20the%20Australian%20Antarctic%20Territory.pdf.jpg |
| Summary: | We rarely read or hear about the toponyms of Antarctica. This is surprising given its size and the large stake Australia holds on the continent. Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia—excluding its ice shelves, it covers over 13 million km2 compared with 7.7 million km² for Australia (Figure 1). This report was commisioned by Australian National Placenames Survey |
|---|