[DOC] [TLE] Vancouver Island - Wikipedia [PAR] Vancouver Island is located in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of 
Canada. It is part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Victoria, the 
capital city of British Columbia, is located on the island, but the ... It is one of 
several North American locations named after George Vancouver, who explored 
the... [DOC] [TLE] George Vancouver - Wikipedia [PAR] Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757  10 May 1798) was an English 
officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his 179195 expedition, which explored 
and charted North America's northwestern Pacific ... In Canada, Vancouver Island 
and the city Vancouver are named after him, as are Vancouver, Washington in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Gray's Columbia River expedition - Wikipedia [PAR] In May 1792, American merchant sea captain Robert Gray sailed into the 
Columbia River, ... As a result of the outcome the river was afterwards named 
after the ship. ... Captain Gray was a merchant ship captain born in Rhode Island, 
who ... George Vancouver's lieutenant, who explored the Columbia in October 
1792. Robert... [DOC] [TLE] George Vancouver - United States History [PAR] Robert Gray, an American sea captain, had earlier come across what he believed 
... of British Columbia, and circumnavigated the island that now bears his name. 
... area, Vancouver formally took possession of the entire region on June 4, 1792, 
... He covered areas not explored by Cook, and then sailed south to California,... [DOC] [TLE] BC PLACE NAMES - RootsWeb - Ancestry.com [PAR] This table of British Columbia Place Names deriving from the 18th century has 
been ... Dionisio Alcal Galiano, Captain of the Spanish Schooner Sutil, 1792. .... 
Mr. J.H. Cox, who backed the early traders by Captain Hanna of the Snow Sea 
Otter. .... Royal" in which Quimper was exploring the area south of Vancouver 
Island. [DOC] [TLE] Vancouver, George (1758-1798) - HistoryLink.org [PAR] Mar 4, 2003 ... In April 1792, George Vancouver entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca and ... He 
named every island, mountain, waterway, and point of land in sight -- 75 in all. ... 
In May, Lieutenant Peter Puget, under Vancouver's orders, explored more ... He 
soon met Captain Robert Gray of the ship Columbia Rediviva, who... [DOC] [TLE] Voyage of Captain George Vancouver - Bella Coola Grizzly Tours [PAR] Retrace the voyage of Captain George Vancouver on British Columbia's ... 
exploring survey of the British Columbia Coast during the years 1792 - 1793 ... 
Vancouver was only in his mid thirties when he came to this coast, an area .... It is 
certainly right that a famous city and a magnificent island should preserve his 
name in... [DOC] [TLE] Vancouver, George - ABCBookWorld [PAR] Captain George Vancouver conducted the longest and arguably greatest survey 
... Cook's four-year voyage that explored the South Pacific to prove or disprove 
the ... Vancouver learned first hand how to control men at sea and the importance 
of ... named the Sandwich Islands after a prominent figure in the British Admiralty. [DOC] [TLE] Vancouver Island History [PAR] In fact, our very island once bore a Spanish name that is still familiar but was 
mysteriously ... Voyages - Malaspina and Galiano on the Northwest Coast 1791 - 
1792. ... explored the coasts of what is now British Columbia and Alaska in 1791 
as part of a ... of the Nootka affair fell to Captain Cook's proteg, George 
Vancouver. [DOC] [TLE] Who Is George Vancouver? | Orca Spirit Adventures [PAR] Vancouver Island and the city of Vancouver are both named after Captain 
George ... Since his legacy is present everywhere in coastal British Columbia, we 
thought ... He reached the American West Coast in 1792 in Oregon, meeting the 
... in Point Grey and explored the Georgia Strait and Discovery Islands along with 
them. [DOC] [TLE] George Vancouver | British explorer | Britannica.com [PAR] Vancouver entered the Royal Navy at age 13 and accompanied Captain ... sailor, 
George Vancouver, to map the area and locate the Northwest Passage. 
Vancouver arrived in 1792 and named the

Question: A city & island in British Columbia are named for this sea captain who explored the area in 1792
Answer: Vancouver