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Capt: What do we call this place covered in ice. How about Iceland?
Ship mook: Pretty sure we sailed passed that to get here cap.
Capt: Fine, we shall call it Greenland.
Ship mook: So Greenland will be covered in ice, while Iceland is covered in greenery. Not confusing at all.
Iirc, and I might not, but Iceland was called that to keep people away, while Greenland was named as such to trick people into going there.