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** Yucatan peninsula was named by the Spanish | ** Yucatan peninsula was named by the Spanish | ||
** theories of the origins of the name | ** theories of the origins of the name | ||
*** when the Spanish arrived there, they asked the local Maya then name of the place | *** when the Spanish arrived there, they asked the local Maya then name of the place and when the Maya replied that they didn't understand them, the Spanish thought that was the name of the place | ||
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**** the Maya replied either "Ma'anaatik ka t'ann" which means "I do not understand you" or "uh yu ka t'ann," which means "hear how they talk!" | **** the Maya replied either "Ma'anaatik ka t'ann" which means "I do not understand you" or "uh yu ka t'ann," which means "hear how they talk!" | ||
**** the Spanish thought they said "Yucatan," so called it that | **** the Spanish thought they said "Yucatan," so called it that | ||
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** also, Yucatan is the location of the " Chicxulub" asteroid that created the "Chicxulub crater" | ** also, Yucatan is the location of the " Chicxulub" asteroid that created the "Chicxulub crater" | ||
** see: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula#Etymology Yucatan Etymology (wiki)]] | ** see: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula#Etymology Yucatan Etymology (wiki)]] | ||
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=== Atlantic & Caribbean === | === Atlantic & Caribbean === | ||