Canada was not named by a French explorer. It was named Kanata by the aboriginals, meaning "settlement" or "village", and gradually anglocized into Canada.
Samuel de Champlain.
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When the French explores and traders entered the Great Lakes region in the 1600s, American Indian Nations already had given names to the lakes the lives along. As reports and crude maps went back to Europe, these Indian names were combined with names the French thought more appropriate.
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Canada shares the Great Lakes with the United States. The Great Lakes are make up of Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Superior, and Erie.
yes, he was a french explorer. he founded the great lakes i think....
La Salle
Robert LaSalle was a prolific French explorer. He explored the American Great Lakes, the Mississippi River and several other waterways. He claimed a large area for France.
Jean Nicollet was the first European who travel through the Great Lakes area. he was a French explorer who visited the Lake Michigan that possibly reached the Mississippi River.
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National Geographic Explorer - 1985 Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes - 25.12 was released on: USA: 10 May 2011
Lake Ontario is the smallest and easternmost of the Great Lakes.
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Lake Huron is the second-largest of the Great Lakes explored by the French. Its surface area is 23,000 square miles.
Jean Nicollet was a French explorer, and he was the first European to go through the Great Lakes and discover what is now called Wisconsin. He discovered Wisconsin in 1954.
Robert LaSalle was a prolific French explorer. He explored the American Great Lakes, the Mississippi River and several other waterways. He claimed a large area for France.
National Geographic Explorer - 1985 Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes 25-12 was released on: USA: 10 May 2011