Men at work

[ferretneck]

Why is Australia called Down Under? The obvious answer would be that it is directly below the uk but even the aussies call it this!

[gb]

Could it be that Australia was an island that criminals were banished to and it comes from the expression being "sent down." Just an idea but it could have stuck

[geofbob]

Surely it comes from the fact that if you look at a globe of the world that's where Australia is - down under. And this applies whether you're looking at the globe in Oz or the UK.

[incitatus]

Yes, its because its on the bottom of the globe. Or edge of the disk, for all you creationist flat earthers out there.