Southern Land
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Southern Land is the literal English meaning of the Latin term "Terra Australis," historically used to refer to a hypothetical great southern continent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Land canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical concept
ⓘ
hypothetical continent ⓘ |
| associatedWithHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnBelief | existence of a large unknown southern continent ⓘ |
| cartographicRole | balancing landmasses between hemispheres ⓘ |
| category |
historical geography
ⓘ
hypothetical places ⓘ |
| describedAs | great southern landmass ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Antarctic continent as currently defined
ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | literal English translation of Latin "Terra Australis" ⓘ |
| hasComponentWord |
Land
ⓘ
Southern ⓘ |
| hasLatinOriginal | Terra Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | name for a hypothetical southern continent ⓘ |
| influenced | early maps of the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| label | Southern Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLiteralMeaning | English ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOf | Terra Australis ⓘ |
| meaning | southern land ⓘ |
| originatedIn | classical and medieval geographical speculation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Antarctica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terra Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ unknown southern continent ⓘ |
| status | no longer accepted as a real continent ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
European geography
ⓘ
Renaissance cartography ⓘ early modern cartography ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.