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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 70 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Except it's nothing to do with that and comes from the Arctic being marked by Ursa Minor & Major in the Northern sky, and Antarctica being the opposite of that.

[–] autriyo@feddit.org 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So there's no sky bears in Antarctica then?

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

We have enough with the interdimensional bears. You cant take a shit in piece in here.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

Sure but it's also convenient that there are also no bears in Antarctica or as it shouldve been named Terra Australus but the Australian got that, really should've flipped the names when we had the chance.

[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I should have know I could have just gone to the comments, rather than to Wikipedia... But yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic#Definition_and_etymology