2006-07-22 19:36:44 · 6 answers · asked by drakezilla 2 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Brisbane
i have no idea why it's called the land down under but i am just going to smile and give you a Vegemite sandwich....Lmao...but i am going to look it up and find out why it is called that and if i find out i will let you know...
2006-07-22 19:42:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you accept the convention of showing the earth with the north pole at top, most of the civilized world is above the equator except australia is way at the bottom. so it is down under the rest of the most important world places and it is the most prominent down under. New zealand is there too but too small to mention
2006-07-22 19:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of Australia’s settlers come from north of the equator, they
called it “the land down under.”
Australia is also the only habitable continent that is totally south of the equator.
2006-07-22 19:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by bombhaus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australians like having a catchy name for their country, and now that there's a song of that name it'll probably stick for ever.
2006-07-22 19:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by survivor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Underside or underbelly of the earth as compared to the north American continent. Maybe, not sure.
2006-07-22 19:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pirates called it. the only place where they didn't know the reefs and feared the Aborigines cuzz they knew what was in the water'
2006-07-22 19:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by jtonysclan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋