andsoitis
9 hours ago
This whole kerfuffle made me curious how common it is for a geographic object between two countries to be called by different names and it is surprisingly (at least to me) common!
andsoitis
9 hours ago
Examples include:
River through India and Bangladesh (Ganges)
Body of water between Britain and France (English Channel)
Gulf between Iran and Arabian Peninsula (Iran and Intl. Community: Persian Gulf; Many Arab countries: Arabian Gulf)
Moutain on China-North Korea border. (China: Long White Mountain; N Korea: White-Head Mountain)
River forming part of China-North Korea border
River forming part of China-Russia border
Sea between Korean and Japan
Islands controlled by Japan, claimed by China
Islands controlled by South Korea, claimed by Japan
Islands controlled by Russia, claimed by Japan
dlcarrier
6 hours ago
My favorite is Germany itself. Every country seems to have a different name for it, with a completely unrelated etymology.