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Re:National Geographic now recognizes The Southern Ocean by soneca on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @09:13AM (#27447481)
Never heard of Australasia. It was always Oceania for me. I am 42 yo
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Re:National Geographic now recognizes The Southern Ocean by have_faith on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @09:29AM (#27447616)
I don't think I've thought of the name Oceania outside of references to 1984 (the book). I knew the word didn't originate from there but it's all I think of when I hear the term used.
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Re:National Geographic now recognizes The Southern Ocean by kmlx on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @09:20AM (#27447544)
Australasia is still a thing today: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia
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