Thule

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Does that mean that the earth Ultima Thule was abandoned on - at the end of Superman Beyond 2 - is Earth-51 (where is recovered by Montoya)?

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  1. The most northerly region of the habitable world to ancient Greek geographers. Posited as an island north of Britain, it has been variously identified with Iceland, Norway, and the Shetland Islands.
  2. A town of northwest Greenland northwest of Cape York. A U.S. naval base was built here during World War II. Population: 652.
  3. noun A Native American culture that spread eastward across coastal Arctic regions to eastern Canada and Greenland from its beginnings in the Bering Strait region, flourishing from about 1000 to 1600.

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  • But that the mapmaker would stop with the almost-but-not-quite-northmost-land now that was a mystery, a conspiracy of cartographers All she learned from Krumwheezle's books was that Penultima Thule was a frigid waste, once inhabited by seal-hunters and reindeer herders, but now stalked by the most barbaric of southern folk. —  FSF, August 2006
  • Of the original inhabitants, only the ursine Tornarssuk remained: fierce white bears with mastery of simple tools Little would have recommended Penultima Thule--except for the odd legend or three that from there one could walk to World's Rim. —  FSF, August 2006
  • Doubtful as Penultima Thule might be, Gaunt and Bone were more dubious about suicide. —  FSF, August 2006
  • Case Logic is owned and operated by Thule, the world leader in sports utility transportation. —  CrunchGear
  • Attendees will also have an option to throw their lot into a raffle, held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, for a Thule rack system. —  Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything
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  1. After Thule1.

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  1. from Latin Thule, Thyle, from Greek θούλη, θύλη (see def.).
 

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