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The Hudson River, named after Henry Hudson, who sailed up the river in 1609 looking for a northern passage from the Atlantic Ocean through America to the Pacific, runs along the western edge of Manhattan and the Bronx.
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Which explorer sailed for both England and the Netherlands in search of a Northwest Passage but instead discovered a river in North America that was named after him?
Henry Hudson
What car is named after an explorer?
cadillac and de soto both where named after explorers
The explorer who claimed territory for the dutch was who?
The explorer who claimed territory for the Dutch was Henry Hudson. He discovered both the Hudson River in present-day New York and Hudson Bay in Canada while searching for a Northwest Passage to Asia.
Who named the Murray river and the darling river?
Murray River is Autralia's longest river at 2, 375 kilometers in length. It was named after Sir George Murray. Darling River is the third longest river in Australia measuring 1, 472 kilometers in length and was discovered by an explorer named Charles Sturt in 1829 and was named after Sir Ralph Darling the governor of the New South Wales.
Which mountain men in Utah got a river and a city named after him?
The mountain man in Utah who has both a river and a city named after him is John C. Frémont. He was an American explorer and military officer known for his expeditions in the western United States during the 19th century. The city of Fremont, Utah, and the nearby Frémont River are named in his honor, recognizing his contributions to the exploration and mapping of the region.
The explorer that sailed for two European countries there's a bay named after him?
Henry Hudson was an English explorer who sailed for both England and Holland. The Hudson Bay is named after him.
What river runs through Cork?
Don't know if the river was named for the town, the town for the river, or if both were named for something else, but the river Bandon flows by the town of Bandon in County Cork.
What river ends at the New York City harbor?
The Hudson River ends at New York Harbor, and so does the East River, although technically the East River is not a river; it's a tidal strait (it connects to the ocean on both sides).
In West Africa and west central Africa two countries have almost the same name they were named after a river What are the countries and the river?
The countries are Niger and Nigeria, both named for the Niger River. Farther south, there are the confusing names Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (both on the Congo River). There are also Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River.
Who is the Spanish explorer that the new world was eventually named after?
Columbus's navigator Amerigo Vespucci was for whom America was named.
Is JFK a president or an airport?
Both. The airport in New York is named after the former president.
What is the compare and contrast about he Mississippi-Missouri river and the Nile river?
the compare is they both are rivers and they are long and the contrast is they are named different and is in different states
