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Macaronesia (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] rumschlumpel 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Neat. Took me until the section that specifically calls out this common mistake that I noticed that it's "MacAronesia", not "Macronesia".

[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Macronesia is the less tasty Nesia.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

all hail the king of Macronesia

king

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If there is a Macaronesia and a Micronesia, does that mean that there is a plain ol’ Nesia out there somewhere?

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

There's a polynesia, but where's mononesia?

[–] lengau@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

So is this where macarons come from?

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I always wondered what that song was about 🎶 Hey Macaronesia 🎶 thanks op

[–] Muscle_Meteor@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Not Morocconesia?