Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.
Canada, as a country, has had only one Capital: Ottawa.
There was a pre-Confederation colony known as the Province of Canada. It was created by the Act of Union, 1840, which joined the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into one political entity.
The capital of the Province of Canada moved several times. It was variously located in Toronto, Kingston, Montréal and Québec City, before finally being settled in Ottawa, by Order of Queen Victoria, a couple of years before Confederation.
Victoria, BC and Regina, SK are named after Queen Victoria.
Victoria, British Columbia was named after Queen Victoria.
Victoria and Charlotte
Victoria, British Columbia
The capital cities of both British Columbia (Victoria) and Saskatchewan (Regina) were both named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.
The desert is named for the British monarch, Queen Victoria.
The name British Columbia was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.
David Livingstone gave Mosi Oa Tunya its English name Victoria Falls in honor of Queen Victoria.David Livingstone discovered the Falls and named them after Queen VictoriaNamed by David Livingstone in 1855 in honour of Queen Victoria
Victoria is one of two capital cities in Canada that are named after Queen Victoria. The other is Regina, capital of Saskatchewan.
Queen Victoria named Ottawa as the national capital.
Regina is the capital of the province of Saskatchewan (it means "Queen" in Latin) and Victoria is the capital of the province of British Columbia. Both were named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.
The capital cities of both British Columbia (Victoria) and Saskatchewan (Regina) were both named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria
Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and Regina, the capital of the Canadian province Saskatchewan, were both named for Queen Victoria. "Regina" is the Latin word for queen.
The English Queen Victoria left quite an impact on the world that did not stay just within the boundaries of the United Kingdom. Rather, she lent her name to various capital cities around the world. There are two capitals in Canada named after her.
It was named after Queen Victoria so therfore its called Victoria
Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, was named in honour of Queen Victoria.
The Great Victoria Desert is named for the British monarch Queen Victoria.
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, was founded in 1882 and was named for Queen Victoria. Regina is the Latin word for "queen."