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minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago It’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland Nope. Zee ≠ Zea which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable. Lots of islands like that in Denmark 😄
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoNew Zealand was named Nova Zeelandia by Dutch cartographers which was then Anglicised to New Zealand. It’s named after the Dutch province. Denmark had nothing to do with it.
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 day agoNo he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
Nope. Zee ≠ Zea
Lots of islands like that in Denmark 😄
New Zealand was named Nova Zeelandia by Dutch cartographers which was then Anglicised to New Zealand. It’s named after the Dutch province. Denmark had nothing to do with it.
No he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand