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Aristotle wrote in his book Meteorology about an Antarctic region in c. 350 B.C. Marinus of Tyre reportedly used the name in his unpreserved world map from the 2nd century A.D. The Roman authors Hyginus and Apuleius (1–2 centuries A.D.) used for the [[South Pole]] the romanised Greek name ''polus antarcticus'', from which derived the Old French ''pole antartike'' (modern ''pôle antarctique'') attested in 1270, and from there the Middle English ''pol antartik'' in a 1391 technical treatise by Geoffrey Chaucer. | Aristotle wrote in his book Meteorology about an Antarctic region in c. 350 B.C. Marinus of Tyre reportedly used the name in his unpreserved world map from the 2nd century A.D. The Roman authors Hyginus and Apuleius (1–2 centuries A.D.) used for the [[South Pole]] the romanised Greek name ''polus antarcticus'', from which derived the Old French ''pole antartike'' (modern ''pôle antarctique'') attested in 1270, and from there the Middle English ''pol antartik'' in a 1391 technical treatise by Geoffrey Chaucer. | ||
Before acquiring its present geographical connotations, the term was used for other locations that could be defined as "opposite to the north". For example, the short-lived French colony established in Brazil in the 16th century was called "France Antarctique". | Before acquiring its present geographical connotations, the term was used for other locations that could be defined as "opposite to the north". For example, the short-lived French colony established in [[Brazilian Antarctica|Brazil]] in the 16th century was called "France Antarctique". | ||
The first formal use of the name "Antarctica" as a continental name in the 1890s is attributed to the Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew. | The first formal use of the name "Antarctica" as a continental name in the 1890s is attributed to the Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew. | ||