George Vancouver | |
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 A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist believed to depict George Vancouver | |
| Born | 22 June 1757 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 10 May 1798 (aged 40) Petersham, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS Discovery (Vancouver Expedition, 1791–1795) |
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Captain George Vancouver (/vænˈkuːvər/; 22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. The expedition also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia.
Vancouver Island, the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Vancouver River on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Vancouver, Washington in the United States, Mount Vancouver on the Canadian–US border between Yukon and Alaska, and New Zealand's fourth-highest mountain, also Mount Vancouver,[1] are all named after him.
- ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 430. ISBN 9780143204107.