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Puget Sound – after Discovery's 2nd lieutenant Peter Puget, who explored its southern reaches. Mount Rainier – after his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier . Port Gardner and Port Susan , Washington – after his former commander Vice Admiral Sir Alan Gardner and his wife Susannah, Lady Gardner.
4. März 2003 · George Vancouver was the first recorded European to enter Puget Sound above the entrance to Admiralty Inlet. He soon met Captain Robert Gray of the ship Columbia Rediviva, who told him that he (Gray) had discovered the Columbia River.
9. Mai 2024 · After stops at Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands, Vancouver sighted the west coast of North America at 39°27′ N on April 17, 1792. He examined the coast with minute care, surveying the intricate inlets and channels in the region of Vancouver Island and naming, among others, Puget Sound and the Gulf of Georgia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn how Capt. George Vancouver named Mount Rainier and other features in Puget Sound in 1792, and how he claimed possession of the Columbia River for Britain. Find out how he disagreed with Spain over the Pacific coast and how he influenced the border dispute with America.
George Vancouver, der 1792 in den Puget Sound hineinsegelte, war der erste Europäer, der den Berg zu Gesicht bekam. Er benannte ihn nach seinem Freund Admiral Peter Rainier. 1833 erforschte William Tolmie das Gebiet auf der Suche nach medizinisch nutzbaren Pflanzen. Nach ihm folgten weitere Forscher.
George Vancouver (* 22. Juni 1757 in King’s Lynn, Norfolk; † 10. Mai 1798 in Petersham bei Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) war ein Offizier der britischen Royal Navy und Entdecker. Bekannt wurde er für die Erforschung der Pazifikküste Nordamerikas von Kalifornien über Oregon, Washington und British Columbia bis nach Alaska.
17. Juni 2002 · Learn how Captain George Vancouver's journey into Puget Sound in 1792 paved the way for later explorations and settlements by the English and American fur traders. Discover how Dr. William Fraser Tolmie, a botanist and physician, became the first white man to visit Mount Rainier in 1833.
