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    Captain George Vancouver (/vænˈkuːvər/; 22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored...
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    American locations named after George Vancouver, who between 1791 and 1794 explored the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver Island is the world's 43rd largest...
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    from George Vancouver, who explored the inner harbour of Burrard Inlet in 1792 and gave various places British names. The family name "Vancouver" itself...
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    captain George Vancouver, but the U.S. city is older. Vancouver, British Columbia, was incorporated 29 years after the incorporation of Vancouver, Washington...
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  • HMCS Vancouver. One was named for the explorer George Vancouver, the others after the city of Vancouver. Named for George Vancouver; HMCS Vancouver (F6A)...
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    A statue of George Vancouver by Italian-born artist Charles Marega stands outside the Vancouver City Hall, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The sculpture...
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    which was in turn named after the famous north-west explorer George Vancouver. Vancouver's was commissioned 11 May 1963 and served during the Vietnam War...
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  • Look up Vancouver in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vancouver is the most populous city in British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver may also refer to: Mount...
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    Northwest. Named for Captain George Vancouver, the fort was located on the northern bank of the Columbia River in present-day Vancouver, Washington. The fort...
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    The Vancouver Expedition (1791–1795) was a four-and-a-half-year voyage of exploration and diplomacy, commanded by Captain George Vancouver of the Royal...
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    Captain George Vancouver is a 2000 bronze sculpture depicting George Vancouver by Jim Demetro, installed in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The...
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    Chatham as part of the Vancouver Expedition, a voyage of exploration through the Pacific Ocean led by Captain George Vancouver in the early 1790s. William...
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  • The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver. The Grizzlies competed in the National Basketball Association...
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    787 ft). The mountain was named by William Healey Dall in 1874 after George Vancouver, who explored the southeast coast of Alaska from 1792 to 1794. 1949...
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    West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District,...
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    United States, after Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia. In 1792, George Vancouver gave the name "Puget's Sound" to the waters south of the Tacoma Narrows...
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    other side of King George Sound. The only residential structure on the Vancouver Peninsula is Camp Quaranup at Geake Point. Vancouver Peninsula is part...
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  • 1970: George,Vancouver, Kitchener, Weed/Flower 1971: Geneve, Toronto: Coach House Books 1972: Autobiology, Vancouver: New Star Books, 1972; Vancouver, Pooka...
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    the south. It was named in May 1792 by George Vancouver after Harry Masterman Orchard, ship's clerk of Vancouver's ship Discovery. Phillips, James W. (1971)...
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    Spanish Captain José María Narváez in 1791, and British naval Captain George Vancouver in 1792. The area was not settled by Europeans until almost a century...
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    diplomat Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens, a friend of explorer George Vancouver who surveyed the area in the late 18th century. The volcano is part...
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    Navy survey brig, built in 1788, that accompanied HMS Discovery on George Vancouver's exploration of the West Coast of North America in his 1791–1795 expedition...
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    census. The city takes its name from George Vancouver's original name for nearby Cape Blanco, which he named for George, Earl of Orford, "a much-respected...
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  • The island was first charted in 1793 by George Vancouver during his 1791-95 expedition. It was named by George Henry Richards, captain of HMS Plumper,...
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  • Furious George is an elite men's ultimate club team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1995, they were the open champions at the...
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  • sloop launched and purchased in 1789. She was commanded by Captain George Vancouver on his voyage of exploration from 1791 to 1795. She was converted to...
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    by Captain George Vancouver it was dotted with small fishing villages and was said to be a retreat for Hawaiian royalty. Captain Vancouver was not the...
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    The dogs were sheared like sheep in May or June. In an account by George Vancouver, it was said that the sheared fur was so thick that he could pick up...
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    St. George's School is an independent boarding and day university-preparatory school for boys in the Dunbar area of Vancouver, British Columbia. St. George's...
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    The Vancouver School Board (VSB), officially the Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver), is a school district based in Vancouver, British...
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