I don't understand why the oceans are called "atlantic" and "pacific." It can't be because of ancient cultures, since atlantis was in europe.
It seems like they should have called them just "salt ocean" and "fresh ocean" for some useful delineation.
>>52572753
>why is America called America?
>why are the Appalachian Mountains called the Appalachian Mountains?
>why are the Great Lakes called thr Great Lakes?
>why are the Iroquois called the Iroquois?
>why is George Washington called George Washington?
The list goes on my friend.
>>52573618
Why is China called China?
>>52573651
>united
>kingdom
>>52573697
But we are
>>52572753
It's named for Atlas, not Atlantis.
>>52573718
Why are queens called queens?
>>52573755
A queen is merely a female king
>>52573782
Why are kings called kings?
>>52573755
Why is a leaf called a leaf?
>>52572753
Pacific ocean was named by Magellan after he passed through the rough seas of the Magellan strait, he saw the waters were much calmer, pacific.
>>52573831
You would have to ask an etymologist my leafy friend
>>52573852
Why is communism called communism?
>>52573852
why are chin called chun?
>>52573914
>Trudeau
>DUDE WEED
>>52573928
>why is wang called a dick?
>>52573928
Why is chile called chile? Genuine question
>>52574266
On that note,
>why are all the Chileans I know Silvas?
In 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, in the employ of Spain, began a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to seek a western route to the Spice Islands via South America.
After braving perilous seas and navigating through what are now known as the Straits of Magellan, his small fleet entered an unfamiliar ocean in Nov. 1520. He called this body of water pacific, due to the calmness of the water at the time ('pacific' means peaceful).
>>52575835
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pacific.html
