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.
National Geographic Explorer - 1985 Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes - 25.12 was released on: USA: 10 May 2011
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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.
Robert de La Salle spoke French, Italian, and some Spanish. He was a French explorer known for his exploration of the Great Lakes region and 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.
Jean Nicolet spoke French. He was a French explorer who was among the first Europeans to explore parts of what is now Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region in North America in the early 17th century.
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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.
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.