OG－43 这个选项没人讨论

43.
In the minds of many people living in England, before Australia was
Australia, it was the antipodes, the opposite pole to civilization, an
obscure and unimagin­able place that was considered the end of the world.

(A)  before Australia
was Australia,
it was the antipodes

(B)   before
there was Australia,
it was the antipodes

(C)  it was
the antipodes that was Australia

(D)  Australia was
what was the antipodes

(E)  
Australia was
what had been known as the antipodes

"在AUSTRILIA出现之前，IT WAS ......"

前半句只是指出了个时间概念, 说"在XXXX之前, IT是XXXXX," 所以IT 没有可指带的. 不知道我说明白没有.