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New Zealand seen from the ISS (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 7 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/interestingasfuck@lemm.ee

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[–] downpunxx@fedia.io 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i've always wondered, where old zealand is, i can point to york, jersey, caledonia. oh never mind it's in ~~denmark~~ The Netherlands (thanks for the correction @d00ery)

[–] d00ery 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was the Netherlands https://www.britannica.com/story/where-is-old-zealand

[–] downpunxx@fedia.io 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand

[–] d00ery 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Ackshually, Zealand isn't really Old Zealand because New Zealand is named after Zeeland, only the spelling has changed over time.

Relation to New Zealand The island nation of New Zealand has no etymological relations to Zealand. New Zealand is named after the Dutch province of Zeeland, which is sometimes referred to as and/or anglicized to Zealand, but is not to be confused with the Danish island.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand#Etymology

[–] downpunxx@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

well, shit, you learn something new every day, don'tcha. thanks for the lesson.