Captain Cook gave this island the wrong name, but somehow got it right
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
This Queensland island seems a likely candidate to revert to its original name, even if its current name does (unintentionally) seem fitting.
  • Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    What I got from this article is “the city of Townsville” is a real place. I always thought it was made up for powerpuff girls… I mean I know it was, but I didn’t know it didn’t have to be. They could have just been from Australia instead of the states.