the world's first flight over a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft.
Henry Morton Stanley. He died in 1904. He was a journalist.
Aegean Sea
Tasman Sea.
Gulf of Carpentaria
a: the Pacific Ocean was named after Ferdinand Magellan the famous explorer.
Gulf of Mexico
India ocean
The St. Lawrence River was named after French explorer Jacques Cartier. Cartier explored the river in the 16th century while seeking a route to Asia.
The body of water which separates mainland Australia from Tasmania is Bass Strait, so named for the explorer who discovered its existence.
Atlantic Ocean
Bass Strait is the body of water which separates the island state of Tasmania from the mainland state of Victoria in Australia. It is named after explorer George Bass who determined conclusively that Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) was an island.
A large protected body of water
A large inland body of water is called a lake.
The Mackenzie River, one of the longest rivers on the planet, flows into the Arctic Ocean. The river is named after Alexander Mackenzie, a Scottish explorer.
An ocean is the largest body of water. The next largest is called a sea.
the large body of water that flows across the land is a river.