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> .. Kosciuszko. Nor can you spell it or pronounce it; ... Then the rest of the article misspells it by dropping the Z! As mentioned, it's also the name of Au
by emmelaich 7y ago
> .. Kosciuszko. Nor can you spell it or pronounce it; ...
Then the rest of the article misspells it by dropping the Z!
As mentioned, it's also the name of Australia's highest mountain[0]. Named by the explorer Strzelecki.
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciuszko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciuszko
- bobthechef 7y agoThat's actually typical for the Americanized name.
- stevoski 7y agoMawson Peak has a claim as Australia's highest mountain. Wikipedia claims that there are three Australian mountains higher than Mount Kosciuszko, but two of them are on land that only a few countries recognise as Australian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawson_Peak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawson_Peak