Integral to the story of the origin of the name "Antarctica" is how it was not named Terra Australis—this name was given to <answer>Australia</answer> instead, and it was because of a mistake made by people who decided that a significant landmass would not be found farther south than <answer>Australia</answer>. Explorer Matthew Flinders, in particular, has been credited with popularizing the transfer of the name Terra Australis to <answer>Australia</answer>. He justified the titling of his book A Voyage to Terra Australis (1814) by writing in the introduction:
What country was given the name Terra Australis instead of Antarctica?
Australia