The Danish-French geographer Conrad Malte-Brun coined it in 1812, as a sort of catch-all for all the lands that weren't on a particular continent but, well, in the ocean. It caught on after that. read more
The Danish-French geographer Conrad Malte-Brun coined it in 1812, as a sort of catch-all for all the lands that weren't on a particular continent but, well, in the ocean. read more