# Why is there a T in "Antarctica"?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-t-in-antarctica/1011381
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [December 9, 2024, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-t-in-antarctica/1011381 "2024-12-09T06:36:01Z")
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### Author: ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-a-t-in-antarctica/1011381/34 "2024-12-11T22:55:27Z")

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> [@Pardel-Lux](#):
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> > [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> > Couldn’t we just rename it then: Penguinland!
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> Not precise enough, I am afraid. There are penguins up to the equator in the Galapagos Islands.

[Thread about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-penguins-live-in-the-northern-hemisphere/968794)

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