Namesakes George Vancouver

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1 namesakes

1.1 ship , cadet units
1.2 places

1.2.1 australia
1.2.2 canada
1.2.3 new zealand
1.2.4 united states


1.3 memorials





namesakes
ship , cadet units

hmcs vancouver halifax-class frigate of royal canadian navy
ts vancouver, australian navy cadets
47 rcscc captain vancouver, royal canadian sea cadets [1]

places

many places around world have been named after george vancouver, including:


australia

vancouver peninsula, cape vancouver, mt melville , vancouver breakers in king george sound, western australia

canada

mount vancouver, in yukon , neighbouring alaska, eighth highest mountain in canada
vancouver, british columbia, major city on mainland in southwestern british columbia, province s largest city

vancouver maritime museum


vancouver bay, british columbia, in jervis inlet, east of powell river, named after vancouver when capt. george h. richards resurveyed area in 1860.
vancouver island, in british columbia off southwest coast of mainland. north america s largest pacific island , location of provincial capital @ victoria on southern tip.

new zealand

mount vancouver, sixth highest mountain in new zealand.
vancouver arm of breaksea sound, fiordland, south island

united states

vancouver, washington, city in southwest washington across columbia river portland, oregon

fort vancouver, hudson s bay company trading post established in 1825



memorials

grave of george vancouver in churchyard of st peter s church, petersham, london



statue of george vancouver in king s lynn



statues of vancouver located in birthplace of king s lynn, in front of vancouver city hall, , on top of dome of british columbia parliament buildings.
the vancouver quarter shopping centre bears name in king s lynn.
british rail class 365 unit 365 514 captain george vancouver operates on route between king s lynn , london.
canada post issued pair of 14-cent stamps mark 200th anniversary of captain cook s arrival @ nootka sound on vancouver island on 26 april 1978. george vancouver crewman on voyage.
gate northwest passage, commemorative statue vancouver artist alan chung hung commissioned parks canada , installed @ mouth of false creek in vanier park near vancouver maritime museum in 1980.
canada post issued 37-cent stamp inscribed vancouver explores coast on 17 march 1988. 1 of set of 4 stamps issued honour exploration of canada – recognizers.
the george vancouver rose, named in honour , hybridized agriculture , agri-food canada.
virgin trains british rail class 221 unit 221129 named in honour has since been de-named on transfer cross country.
a commemorative monument located on beach in north kihei, maui, hawaii, commemorating george vancouver s contribution of coffee , root vegetables islands of hawaii, inscribed pierre elliot trudeau 2 december 1967.

many collections made on voyage: 1 donated archibald menzies british museum 1796; made surgeon george goodman hewett (1765–1834) donated a. w. franks british museum in 1891. account of these has been published.








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