Largest area of land named after the same person

The largest area of land which is named after the same person are the continents of North and South America, which total 42,495,751 km² (16,407,701 miles²). These were named after the fifthteenth century Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. The term 'America' was first printed in Cosmographiae introductio* (1507, Introduction to Cosmography) by the German geographer, Martin Waldseemüller who, seemingly unaware of Columbus' discoveries, referred to the area in recognition of Vespucci's voyages there. This book was widely read and the term was gradually accepted universally. (*small 'i').

The areas mentioned above are according to The Times Atlas statistics. North America is 24,680,331 km² (9,529,129 miles²) and South America measures 17,815,420 km² (6,878,572 miles²). Together they are referred to as The Americas.