Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Columbus's navigator Amerigo Vespucci was for whom America was named.
The strait named after the famous British explorer is the "Cook Strait." It is located between the North Island and South Island of New Zealand and was named after Captain James Cook, who mapped the area in the 18th century during his voyages in the Pacific.
The cartographer who named the New World was Martin Waldseemüller. He named it "America" in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, who was an early explorer of the region.
The Hudson River is named after explorer Henry Hudson.
Abel Tasman was the Dutch explorer who first sighted and named New Zealand in 1642, prior to James Cook's circumnavigation of the islands in 1769.
Lake Champlain is named after French explorer Samuel de Champlain.
In 1507, named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, the "New World" had been replaced with it's new name America.
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