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George Vancouver did not discover vancouver BC it was simply named after him he actually discovered Vancouver Island it was actually Vancouver and Quadra Island , but the spanish shortened it to just simply Vancouver island.
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It is named after Captain George Vancouver.
Spanish captain Bodega y Quadra and British captain George Vancouver met near Vancouver Island. There meeting was a friendly one, and Captain Quadra proposed that the Island be named Quadra and Vancouver Island, which they both agreed upon. Spanish influence later disappeared, so the name of the island was eventually shortened to Vancouver Island.
We don't know who reached the tip of Vancouver Island first, but James Cook and George Vancouver were the first to circumnavigate the island and do a hydrographic survey.
Captain George Vancouver originally reached Vancouver Island in 1776 as master of the Endeavor, one of three ships commanded by Captain James Cook on his explorations of the Pacific Ocean. Vancouver returned to Vancouver Island as captain of the Discovery in 1788, on a mapping expedition of the coastline north of the Columbia River delta.
actually he didn't. Vancouver BC was just named after him. he actually discovered Vancouver island. it was originally named Vancouver and Quadra island but after the spanish revolution ended it shortened to simply Vancouver island. =D
The city of Vancouver in Canada is named after George Vancouver, a British explorer who explored the Pacific Northwest region of North America in the late 18th century.
Vancouver is located on the main land BC. The island was named after the explorer George Vancouver who was on Cook's last expedition.
George Vancouver did not discover Vancouver. The city of Vancouver is named after George Vancouver, the British explorer who surveyed the Pacific Northwest coast of North America in the late 18th century. Vancouver Island, also named after George Vancouver, was discovered by Spanish explorers in the 18th century.
George Vancouver was explored and charted the Pacific coast of North America, including that of Oregon. In addition to Vancouver, B.C. and Vancouver Island, there is a smaller city named after him in southern Washington State, directly across the Columbia river from Portland, Oregon.