THE NAME “AUSTRALIA” COMES FROM A DIFFERENT COMPASS DIRECTION – SOUTH. BACK IN THE 2ND CENTURY AD, EXPLORERS PROPOSED A MASSIVE SOUTHERN CONTINENT CALLED “TERRA AUSTRALIS INCOGNITA” TO BALANCE THE EXPLORED LANDMASS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. WHILE THE NAME “AUSTRIA” COMES FROM OLD HIGH GERMAN AND MEANS “EASTERN KINGDOM” (OSTARREICH). IT HAS ROOTS DATING BACK OVER 1,000 YEARS. SO PLEASE DON'T GET CONFUSED. NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR NAMES SOUND VERY SIMILAR.
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