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George Vancouver
* 1757 King’s Lynn, Norfolk
+ 1798 Petersham near Richmond upon Thames,
Surrey
Captain George Vancouver was a British Royal Navy officer best
known for his 1791–1795 expedition,
which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific
Coast regions,
including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of
British Columbia
as well as the US states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and
California.
He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of
Australia.
J. Giesen
2023