Talk:Queen Maud Land

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The result of the debate was move. —Nightstallion (?) 12:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

Dronning Maud Land → Queen Maud Land : So far as the proposer is aware, it is generally known as "Queen Maud Land" to English-speaking people and appears on the maps he has seen as such.

[edit] Voting

Please add  * Support  or  * Oppose  followed by a brief explanation, then sign your vote using "~~~~"

• Support. David Kernow 15:09, 24 February 2006 (UTC) (proposer)
• Oppose. Actually, it's known to English-speaking people by both names. "Dronning Maud Land" seems to be somewhat more common though. --Zundark 15:54, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

First time I've heard/read it thus; but in that case, shouldn't "Land" become "Landjorka"? At present the title seems to be a mixture of Norwegian and English, but I'm not sure. Regards, David Kernow 16:11, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't understand your comment about "Landjorka", and "Dronning Maud Landjorka" gets zero hits on Google. As far as I know, Dronning Maud Land is the Norwegian name (see the interlanguage links in the article). But that is really beside the point: what is important as far as this vote is concerned that Dronning Maud Land appears to be the most common name in English. I wasn't going to vote, but since you've moved my comment and left your misleading "Known as the latter" unchanged, I have decided to vote after all. --Zundark 16:43, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks; also, I wasn't aware that a proposer's reason for requesting a move needed to be NPOV. I hope my amendment meets with your approval. Best wishes, David Kernow 23:09, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

• Oppose. Dronning Maud Land is its official name. Dronning Maud Land is at least well known among english-speakers. (To David Kernow: Land is Land in Norwegian, Dronning Maud Land is completely Norwegian. Landjorka sounds Finnish or something, it is definately not Norwegian)Inge 16:53, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

I must admit that Scandinavian languages are not my forte!  Anyone else able to confirm and/or shed more light?  Thanks, David Kernow 23:09, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

• Support using common English name, per policy. I'm as proud of my Norwegian heritage as anyone, but we write for an English-speaking audience. Jonathunder 00:52, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Strongly support per Jonathunder See wherever WP:UE is these days. Septentrionalis 04:06, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Support. From memory, looking at english-language atlases (Britannica atlas comes to mind), I have seen Queen Maud Land numerous times, Dronning never. For what it's worth, atlases in other languages also tend to translate Dronning (and Landjorka) to the local equivalent. e.g. Polish: "Ziemia Królowej Maud". Similarly for various interwiki links to French (Reine) or German (Königin) Deuar 08:15, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

The word "Landjorka" does not exist in Norwegian. Inge 09:01, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

• Comment: I'm personally against the move, but I feel uneasy with having the last vote which decides whether it's a 2/3 consensus or not, so I'll abstain and move. —Nightstallion (?) 12:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Encyclopædia Britannica lists it as Queen Maud Land, for whatever it's worth to this vote. --Gosub 15:45, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

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