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English exporer for whom a river in New York and a bayin Canada are named?
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Henry Hudson: Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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Who is the English explorer whom a bay in Canada was named after?
Henry Hudson
English explorer from whom a bay in Canada was named?
Henry Hudson
English explorer for whom a bay in canada was named?
Henry Hudson - Hudson's Bay in North Canada is named after him. The Inuit call it Kangiqsualuk ilua and the Cree call it Wînipekw.
What is the island off the west coast of Canada named after an English explorer?
john davis
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There are approximately 122,000 people named Jacob in Canada.
What was Canada originally named?
New France I think
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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.
What should have been the capital of Canada?
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.
When was Montreal first named and known as Montreal?
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.
Was Franklin a prime minister of Canada?
No, no Prime Minister of Canada was named Franklin.
Why was cartier named the father of Canada?
He was called that because he was the one that named the area "Canada", which was debrived from "Kanata", in native language, meaning "Village".
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Canada's official groundhog is named Wiarton Willie.
