Henry Hudson: Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson - Hudson's Bay in North Canada is named after him. The Inuit call it Kangiqsualuk ilua and the Cree call it Wînipekw.
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The biggest bay in Canada named after an explorer is Hudson Bay. It is named after the English explorer Henry Hudson, who ventured into the area in the early 17th century. Hudson Bay covers approximately 1.23 million square kilometers and is an important part of Canada's geography and history.
No, Jamestown is not in Canada; it is located in the United States. Specifically, Jamestown refers to the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in Virginia in 1607. There are other places named Jamestown in the U.S., but there is no Jamestown in Canada.
There are approximately 122,000 people named Jacob in Canada.
New France I think
I believe it was named after York in England, thus New York. The area of New England was also named in a similar fashion. Nova Scotia in Canada was originally called New Scotland. It seems the English had no imagination in terms of naming places.
Ottawa There is a reason why Ottawa was named the capital and not any other city. The city is essentially on the Quebec-Ontario border (English-French Canada) even though it technically lies in Ontario.
Montreal actually started with the name Mont-Royale Mount Royal in English when Jaques Cartier discovered Canada in 1535 he named it that but somehow it later on got the name MOntreal.
Hudson Bay in Manitoba, named after English explorer Henry Hudson. Vancouver, British Columbia, named after British explorer George Vancouver. Cartier Square in Ottawa, named after French explorer Jacques Cartier.