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Geographical Misnomers

Add a section listing examples of geographical misnomers.

Southwest Papua is a province of Indonesia that occupies the northwest side of Papua unlike what the name suggests.
Greenland despite its name is more known for its icy climate being located close to the north pole rather than as the name suggests, its greenery.

1204753792 edits (talk) 06:12, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

hi this is an update to clarify why: I think these serve as textbook examples of a misnomer, it's not too hard to understand why the name is erroneus, and at least if you know a bit about geography you'd know a little bit about these two places 1204753792 edits (talk) 00:32, 22 March 2024 (UTC)