George Vancouver, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Vancouver
English naval explorer
Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1757
Place of Birth: King's Lynn, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 10-May-1798
Profession: military officer, explorer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About George Vancouver
- Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British officer of the Royal Navy best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the American states of Alaska, Washington, and Oregon, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
- He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia. Vancouver Island and the city of Vancouver, both in British Columbia, are named for him, as is Vancouver, Washington, in the United States.
- Mount Vancouver, on the Canadian–American border between Yukon and Alaska, and New Zealand's sixth-highest mountain, also Mount Vancouver, are also named for him.
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