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Name Thule
Type Island
Scripts Θούλη
Pronounced Pron. THOO-lee
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Meaning & History
Latinized form of Greek Θούλη (Thoule), the name of an island north of Britain which was discovered by the 4th-century BC geographer Pytheas, who arrived at it after a voyage of six days from the Orkney Islands. Also known as Θύλη (Thyle) in Greek, it was regarded as the most northerly point of the known world.