Zebulon Pike
The grand peak was named by the explorer after he discovered it during his expedition.
Florida is the state named after an island that a Spanish explorer read about. Juan Ponce de LeΓ³n, the explorer, arrived in Florida in 1513 and named it "La Florida" after the Spanish feast of flowers, "Pascua Florida," that he read about on the island.
Captain James Cook, a British explorer, named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 after John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was a sponsor of Cook's voyages. The islands are now known as Hawaii.
Baffin Island is named after English explorer William Baffin, who explored the Arctic region in the early 17th century.
The Bering Strait is named after the Danish explorer Vitus Bering, who was the first European to explore the strait in 1728 on an expedition for the Russian Navy.
Louisiana was named after King Louis XIV of France, not Robert La Salle. Robert La Salle was a French explorer who explored the Mississippi River and claimed the region for France.
Zebulon Pike
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The mountain peak in Colorado which is named after an American explorer is PikeÕs Peak. This mountain peak was named after Zebulon Pike who was an army explorer.
Pike's Peak, in Colorado
Pikes Peak in Colorado is named after the explorer Zebulon Pike. He led the Pike Expedition which discovered the peak.
According to Historians, the famous explorer Zebulan Pike reached the grand mountains of Pikes Peak as of November 15, 1806.
There was no explorer named after the Hudson river. The Hudson river was named after the explorer, Henry Hudson.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian poet Nikola Vaptsarov, who died in 1942.
Zebulon Pike
Pikes Peak is named after Zebulon Pike who tried but never climbed it. In 2008 at least 40,000 people will reach its summit by car, train or by hiking. It is climbed every New Years Eve by a stalwart group who discharge fireworks from the summit for the pleasure of tourists and Coloradans at midnight.
Itis named after an island a Spanish explorer read about
The Hudson River is named after explorer Henry Hudson.