It is named for William Bracken, an 18th century explorer and surveyor who visited the area in 1773.

Several hundred have been produced since the 18th century explorers brought more foreign languages into contact - and friction.

The river and glacier are named after Charles Edward Douglas, a 19th century explorer and mountaineer.

White Bluff was first named Ecor Blanc by 18th century French explorers and map makers.

Some of Australia's most famous trees hold an exalted position in our shared psyche simply because they were marked (blazed) by 19th century explorers.

It was named in honor of the sixteenth century Spanish explorer, Hernando De Soto.

Indeed, some 19th century explorers mistook the bowers as man-made, and many others assumed they were merely nests.

Marco Polo was a 13th century Venetian explorer.

It was named after Edmund Kennedy, a mid-nineteenth century explorer.

The town also has a golf course, La Verendrye Golf, named after the family of 18th century explorers.