What does "sahul" mean?

The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land.

Sahul

Q: What is a synonym for "sahul"?

Common synonyms include: australia, australia, australia new guinea, australia–new guinea, australinea, australinea.

//səˈhuːl// name

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The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land.

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australia australia australia new guinea australia–new guinea australinea australinea

Etymology

From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the dry shelf was called Sahul.

Related phrases

Sahul brush cuckoo ice age new guinea

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