


During the early 19th century, explorer Matthew Flinders doubted the existence of a detached continent south of Australia (then called New Holland) and thus advocated for the "Terra Australis" name to be used for Australia instead. The Greek geographer Marinus of Tyre reportedly used the name in his world map from the second century AD, now lost. Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty System. In the early 20th century, there were a few expeditions into the interior of the continent. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km2 (5,500,000 sq mi). https://remotejobs.website/profile/emilybrass0913