▲ 236 ▼ Can you walk to Australia from your country? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/cartographyanarchy@lemm.ee 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [S] 53 points 2 years ago (2 children) There is nothing worth thinking about under the black smudge permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) As an Australian , as far as I know there is just a long white cloud over endless ocean over that spot there. Satellite imagery proves it. 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* spoiler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aotearoa Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is the Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu)). In the pre-European era, Māori did not have a collective name for the two islands. Several meanings for Aotearoa have been proposed; the most popular translation usually given is "land of the long white cloud", or variations thereof. This refers to the cloud formations which helped early Polynesian navigators find the country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago How to piss off: All kiwis All LOTR fans Half of the people who live in QLD... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) As an Australian , as far as I know there is just a long white cloud over endless ocean over that spot there. Satellite imagery proves it. 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* spoiler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aotearoa Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is the Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu)). In the pre-European era, Māori did not have a collective name for the two islands. Several meanings for Aotearoa have been proposed; the most popular translation usually given is "land of the long white cloud", or variations thereof. This refers to the cloud formations which helped early Polynesian navigators find the country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* spoiler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aotearoa Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is the Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole country being referred to as Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu)). In the pre-European era, Māori did not have a collective name for the two islands. Several meanings for Aotearoa have been proposed; the most popular translation usually given is "land of the long white cloud", or variations thereof. This refers to the cloud formations which helped early Polynesian navigators find the country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago How to piss off: All kiwis All LOTR fans Half of the people who live in QLD... permalink fedilink source parent
