What did Flinders regard as "more agreeable to the ear"?
Australia
New Holland
Terra Australis
New South Wales
Answer
Australia was the name that Matthew Flinders preferred for the continent, as he found it "more agreeable to the ear" than "New Holland." This name had been suggested earlier by George Bass, who had explored the coast with Flinders. The name "Australia" was officially adopted in 1824, and it has been the continent's name ever since.
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