“Zealandia”, better than “Zealandia”

by time news

2023-09-28 10:34:46

Name zealand It is the recommended one for what recent studies consider to be the continent on which New Zealand and New Caledonia are located.

Sometimes, you can see phrases like “What do we know about Zealandia, the sunken continent”, “They finally discover the mysterious origin of Zealandia” or “Zealandia: scientists investigate the origins of the hidden continent.”

Name Zealandia has been formed in English from New Zealandwhich in Spanish is New Zealand o New Zealandforms that in turn are based on the Dutch region known in Spanish as Zeeland o zealand.

As there are traditional forms, It is advisable to base yourself on them to give name to this area of ​​the earth’s crust: zealand. Since the context will usually clarify what is being referred to, the coincidence of the name of the region and the continent should not leave room for ambiguitywhich in any case can be resolved with the addition of some element, such as continent of zealand.

Therefore, in the previous examples it would have been preferable to write “What do we know about Zealandia, the sunken continent”, “They finally discover the mysterious origin of Zealandia” and “Zealand: scientists investigate the origins of the hidden continent.”

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