GEORGE VANCOUVER

WHO IS GEORGE VANCOUVER?

• George Vancouver was born in 1757 in Kings Lynn, Great Britain.
• He joined the Royal Navy at 13 to help Britain from being attack at sea.
• He was a skilled mapmaker and navigator.
• He died in 1798 in Petershan, Great Britain.
• Vancouver sailed great distances on the sea.

WHAT DID GEORGE VANCOUVER DO?

• George Vancouver explored great distances on the sea and the ocean.
• In his later years, he was named Lieutenant of the He Royal Navy.
• He was trying to find the Northwest Passage to Asia to find riches but was unsuccessful.

WHERE DID GEORGE VANCOUVER EXPLORE?

• He mainly explored the Pacific Ocean.
• He explored the coast of Alaska, North America and the Hawaiian islands.

WHEN DID GEORGE VANCOUVER GO EXPLORING

• On April 1, 1791 Vancouver and his crew set sail from Great Britain to the Pacific Ocean.
• In 1792 he explored the west coast of North America.
• In 1794 he travelled north and explored Alaska.

WHY DID GEORGE VANCOUVER GO EXPLORING?

• Because he was curious about the lands, the seas and the oceans.
• He was a skilled and mapmaker and navigator.
• He also wanted to find the Northwest Passage to Asia to find riches and spices.

HOW DID GEORGE VANCOUVER EXPLORE?

• Vancouver sailed great distances on the sea.
• He sailed on two ships named the ''Discovery'' and the "Chatam".
• He had a great crew to help him.

HOW DID THINGS CHANGE IN THE WORLD AFTER GORGE VANCOUVER'S EXPLORATIONS?

• George Vancouver explored the west coast of North America.
• After Vancouver's explorations his maps were used by other explorers.
• He has many landmarks throughout Canada named after him. For example, Vancouver, British Columbia.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT GEORGE VANCOUVER'S DISCOVERIES.

• I think my explorer made some amazing discoveries in his whole career like when he discovered Vancouver in Canada.
• He's a risk-taker when he went sailing on the oceans and the seas.

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