Terra Nova
Latin: new land
Terra Nova is Latin for "new land," used as a proper name for Newfoundland and various expeditions, ships, and settlements.
The phrase evokes discovery and frontier—places yet to be explored or colonized.
Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated 1910 Antarctic expedition sailed on the *Terra Nova*.
In fiction and branding, the name suggests fresh starts or uncharted territory.
- L'Anse aux MeadowsViking site in Newfoundland
- Roald AmundsenNorwegian polar explorer
- discoveryAct of finding something
- Arctic explorationInvestigating the frozen north
- landEarth's solid surface
polar expeditions · early settlements · navigational maps · Viking settlement · Northwest Passage · Grand Banks · fishing grounds · frontier · continent · Ernest Shackleton · cartography · northern lights · extreme conditions · harsh winters · sea ice · tabula rasa · Jacques Cartier · heritage sites
Terra NovaOld World
Pre-discovery known lands
homeland · motherland · fatherland · patria · known world
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