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James Grant was a young lieutenant sent out on a survey voyage of the southern coast. Grant was given orders to take possession in the King's name of any large rivers and good pastureland, as long as such possession was done with the consent of any native inhabitants who might be present. On 3 December 1800, Grant sighted Mount Gambier, naming it after Admiral Lord James Gambier, who had commanded the fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen.
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Did Karen kain do any other types of dance?
sohie kain of mount gambier has a mum named Karen kain....
Where did Mount Gambier get its name?
The extinct volcano of Mount Gambier, around which the city of the same name is built, lies between Melbourne (Victoria) and Adelaide (South Australia). James Grant was a young lieutenant who went out on a survey voyage of the southern coast. He was ordered to claim in the King's name any large rivers and good pastureland, as long as he did so only with the consent of any native inhabitants who might be present. On 3 December 1800, Grant discovered and named Cape Northumberland. Beyond Cape Northumberland, he sighted Mount Gambier, naming it after Admiral Lord James Gambier, who had commanded the fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen.
What are some things William Hovell discovered?
Several rivers such as Ovens and the Goulburn, climbed and named mount disappointment and discovered and named the snowy mountains
Why it is named as mount Everest?
Mount Everest was first called Peak XV when it was discovered. It was decided that Peak XV should be named as Mount Everest, after George Everest, the Surveyor General of India.
When was Montreal first named and known as Montreal?
Montreal actually started with the name Mont-Royale Mount Royal in English when Jaques Cartier discovered Canada in 1535 he named it that but somehow it later on got the name MOntreal.
When was the height of mount Everest discovered?
In 1852 the highest mountain was located and recorded, this mountain was named Peak XV (Mount Everest).
When was Mount Fuji discovered and by who was it discovered?
Mount Fuji was not "discovered" in the traditional sense as it has been a prominent feature in Japanese culture for centuries. However, the first recorded ascent of Mount Fuji was in 663 by an anonymous monk named Gyoki.
When was Mt. Everest discovered?
Mount Everest was first measured and identified as the world's highest peak in 1856 by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India. However, it was not officially named Mount Everest until 1865.
What was mount erebus and mount terror ross island named after?
These mountains were discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, who named them after his ships, Erebus and Terror. Ross Island after Sir James Clark Ross
What year was Everest made?
Mount Everest was not made it was discovered around 1850-1852 by a man named Radhanath Sickdhar.
Did Gregory Blaxland discover Mount Blaxland?
Yes. It was on the expedition of Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson that Mt Blaxland was discovered and named.
Which country was named after the person who wrote about it and not the person who discovered it?
That would be north America or the USA as we call it. Actually it was the continent named after the person not the country.
