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minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month 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-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoNo he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month 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.
Nope. Zee ≠ Zea
Lots of islands like that in Denmark 😄
No he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
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.