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If you are referring to the capital city of Australia's Northern Territory then yes, it is.
This is due to the visit paid by 'The Beagle', Charles Darwin's former ship on his voyage around the world, to Port Darwin, on 9 September 1839. The captain of the ship named the newly mapped region after his former passenger.
Initially Darwin was named Palmerston after the Prime Minister of Britain, Lord Palmerston, but once the settlement was established, all shipping was consigned to "Port Darwin", not Palmerston. When South Australia handed control of the Northern Territory to the Commonwealth government in 1911, the city was officially renamed Darwin.
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∙ 14y agoDarwin was named after naturalist Charles Darwin, because the harbour on which Darwin lies was found in 1839 by John Stokes, surveyor aboard the ship HMS Beagle - which was the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed. In December 1831, Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle to commence his five-year journey of scientific exploration. On this voyage, he collected a variety of wildlife and fossils, studying them to gradually develop his theory of natural selection.
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∙ 13y agoThe city of Darwin was named after Charles Darwin
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Which is the only Australian city to be named after a scientist?
Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, was named after a scientist, though not directly. Originally named Palmerston, the city was renamed Port Darwin in 1911, which became just "Darwin". The harbour on which Darwin is located had been named Darwin Harbour by the Captain of the Beagle, John Lort Stokes, who named it after his former shipmate, Charles Darwin, after Stokes discovered it in 1839.
After which person is the city of Darwin named?
The city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, is named after the scientist Charles Darwin (1809-82), author of The origin of species.
Who is chuck named after in The Maze Runner?
Charles (Chuck) Darwin
Was Darwin names after Charles Darwin?
Yes, the first European ship to see Darwin harbour was the Beagle and her captain (John Clements Wickham) named it after Charles Darwin - Wickham had sailed with Darwin on the famous 2nd voyage of the Beagle.
Are there any museums or places named after Charles Darwin?
Yes, there is a park named after him and it's on Espain.
Was Charles Darwin name Charles?
Charles Darwin's name was Charles Robert Darwin.
How many brothers and sisters did charls Darwin?
Charles Darwin had four sisters named Marianne, Caroline, Susan, and Catherine. He also had one brother who was named Erasmus.
What was Charles Darwin sisters and brothers names?
Charles Darwin had four sisters named Marianne, Caroline, Susan, and Catherine, and four brothers named Erasmus, William, Leonard, and Robert.
Why was Charles Darwin considered a pioneer of child psychology?
Brief research indicates that no person named Charles Darwin was involved in any area of psychology, let alone child psychology.
What was Charles Darwin expertise?
Charles Darwin was a naturalist.
Is Charles Darwin single?
No, Charles Darwin is not single.
Where was Charles Darwin bron?
Where was Charles Darwin born
