Venezuela was named after Venice by Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who noticed similarities between the two locations' landscapes and waterways.
Ecuador is the country you are referring to. It straddles the Equator on the Pacific coast of South America. It is home to part of the Amazon Rainforest, and part of the Andes Mountains, along with the Galapagos Islands.
The color orange was named after the fruit, not the country.
The element scandium was named after the country Scandinavia.
Brazil is the country named after a tree, the Brazilwood tree. The country's name is derived from the Portuguese word "pau-brasil," which means Brazilwood.
Venezuela was named after Venice, as the explorer Amerigo Vespucci believed the landscape reminded him of the Italian city.
Venezuela! (Little Venice)
Venezuela was named after Venice by Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, who noticed similarities between the two locations' landscapes and waterways.
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Venezuela(VINI-MECH)
Venezuela! (little Venice)
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The US has a city named Little Venice located in Michigan.The UK has a section known as Little Venice in London.Germany has an area known as Little Venice in Bamberg.Venezuela's name literally means Little Venice in Spanish.The original Venice is located in Italy.
it is named little Venice because sine the native built stilts on the houses and it reminded the soanish of Venice Italy. so they named it little Venice.
It is called Columbia. ~Hope this helps!~
Venezuela was named by Amerigo Vespucci, who called it "little Venice" when he arrived.Venezuela derives from Sanskrit "Vanozwala" meaning country with beautiful forests.Venezuela got its name by Venice Italy reminding them of the town
Venezuela, whose name means Little Venice.