Sahul

English Etymology en From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the dry shelf was called Sahul. Pronunciation en /səˈhuːl/ səho͞ol' Proper noun en Q3960The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land. Synonyms en Australia (continent) en Australia–New Guinea en Australinea en Meganesia Derived terms en Sahul brush cuckoo en Sahulian Translations Dutch: nl Sahoel Finnish: fi Sahul French: fr Sahul m Galician: gl Sahul m German: de Sahul Hungarian: hu Szahul Italian: it Sahul m Japanese: ja サフル Safuru Russian: ru Сахул Sachul Anagrams en ahlsu Shaul hauls hulas en Continents and continental regions