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Who was the first explorer to reach new york?
Giovanni Verrazzano was a Tuscan who sailed for the French in 1524. He was seeking the Northwest Passage. Later Henry Hudson explored the Hudson River in 1609. He claimed the land for the Dutch.
Where is the first city York located in?
York is a ancient walled town in Yorkshire, England. The name is derived from the Viking name of Jorvik. New York is named after the Duke of York whose relationship with the town of York was somewhat vague.
How did Giovanni da Verrazano's explorations change the world?
Giovanni da Verrazzano is born in Italy, he worked under France, and he was looking for a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. But, he discover New York Harbor for mistaking Pamlico Sound for the Pacific. The Verrazano Bridge is named after him, for the first known European navigator in the service of the French crown to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River. Without him, the world would be different by, there wouldn't be a bridge called the "Verrazano Bridge". There also wouldn't be a place called "New York Harbor" in the map. Last, the history would be changed of how Verrazzano is the first known European to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River.
How old was Henrey Hudson explorer of Hudson Bay and New York Statewhen he try to go to Asia?
Henry Hudson was 48 years old
What did Giovanni da Verrazzano explore?
He traveled by a ship called the Dauphine.
A river in New York is named for this explorer?
The Hudson River is named after explorer Henry Hudson.
What is the name of a river in New York named after an explorer?
Hudson River
After which Italian explorer was a New York bridge named?
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge is named after the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. He was the first known navigator to travel into the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
Which Dutch explorer discovered New York harbor?
First, the Dutch and then the English. New York is named after the Duke of York.
English exporer for whom a river in New York and a bayin Canada are named?
Henry Hudson: Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
The airport at Venice is named after which explorer?
new york
What state capital was named after a famous explorer?
York
What river in New York is named after a famous explorer?
There are several rivers in Australia named after explorers.Flinders River, Qld - after Matthew FlindersOxley River, NSW - after John OxleySturt River, also known as Sturt Creek, SA - Captain Charles SturtStrzelecki Creek - Polish explorer Paul de StrzeleckiThere are three Mitchell Rivers in Australia, in Qld, Victoria and Western Australia, named after Major Thomas MitchellLeichhardt River, Qld - after Prussian explorer Ludwig LeichhardtKennedy River, Qld - after Edmund Kennedy
What European explorer was the New york Hudson river named after?
The river is named after Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company, who explored it in 1609. It had previously been observed by Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano sailing for King Francis I of France in 1524 as he became the first European known to have entered the Upper Bay, but he mistook it for an estuary. The river was named by Hudson's employers the North River (with the Delaware River called the South River) and formed the spine of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. Settlement of the colony clustered around the Hudson and it's strategic importance as the gateway to the American interior led to years of competition between the English and the Dutch over control of the river and colony.
What river in New York and a bay both named after an explorer?
The Hudson River, named after Henry Hudson, who sailed up the river in 1609 looking for a northern passage from the Atlantic Ocean through America to the Pacific, runs along the western edge of Manhattan and the Bronx.
Who was the explorer who sailed up a river in present day New York?
hudson
Is the Hudson river in New York?
Yes, because Hudson explored new york and his crew named the river after him
