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Admiralty Adopts Name Australia
- When
- 1824
- Where
- London
The British Admiralty officially agreed to name the continent Australia in 1824, following Flinders' 1804 recommendation.
In 1824, the British Admiralty agreed that the continent should be known officially as Australia. This decision followed Flinders' submission of the name to the Admiralty for approval in 1804, where he proposed Australia as a more agreeable term than New Holland or Terra Australis.
Sources
- Matthew Flinders Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
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