Find the English names of important rivers and lakes in ten provinces and three regions of Canada! !

A country in North America occupies almost the whole of North America in the northern part of the United States. "Canada" was originally the name of one of many Indian villages, and later became the general name of the surrounding areas, and finally became the country name. The name may come from kanata (hut, shack) in Iroquois, but it is unlikely to come from Canada (road) in Spanish, because neither the Spanish nor the Portuguese ruled this area, and it was called New France during French rule.

2. Ottawa

The capital of Canada, located in southeastern Ontario, is named after the Ottawa River. The name of this river comes from adawe (river or merchant) in Algonquian, India. The city was built in 1827. At that time, it was named Bai Dun (meaning the city of worship) after Colonel John Bye, a British royal engineer who dug the Lido Canal. 1854 was renamed as the capital.

3. Edmonton

The capital of Alberta, Canada, was named after Fort Edmonton in 1877. Fort Edmonton was built in 1795. Like Edmonton, it was built on the Cheshire River in North Saskatchewan, about 18 miles (30 kilometers) downstream of Edmonton. Fort Edmonton was destroyed by Indians in 1807. Fort Edmonton was named after Edmonton near London, England by George Sutherland of Hudson's Bay Company. He may name it a compliment to his secretary Prudence, because Prudence was born there.

4. ellesmere island.

An island in the Arctic Ocean, located in northern Canada, named after Count ellesmere. Ingrid first explored the island in 1852.

5. Alberta

A province in western Canada, 1882, was named after his wife, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the Governor-General of Canada and Loen, the Marquis of Scotland. Of course, it also refers to the name of Queen Victoria's husband Albert.

6. Double-breasted tuxedo

A city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, 1864 was founded as a missionary area and was named after Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria of England.

7. Prince Edward Island

A province of eastern Canada bordering on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which was discovered by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534 and named Saint Jean Island. After/kloc-0 was ceded to Britain in 763, the island name was translated into English as St. John's Island, and it was renamed in 1798 to commemorate Prince Edward of England (1767-65438).

8. Ontario

The name of a province in central Canada and a lake on the southeast border comes from the Indian Iroquois oniatar-io (beautiful, referring to the lake), and the name of the province comes from the name of Lake Ontario. Comparing the state names of Ohio, we can see that both have the suffix -io.

9. Baffin Bay

Baffin Bay, located between Canada and Greenland, is named after the English navigator William Baffin. 16 16, bafen led an expedition to explore the northwest passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

10. Barrow Strait

Located in northern Canada, Baffin Bay is on the channel from the Arctic Ocean to the Beaufort Sea, named after the British explorer Sir John Barrow. Barrow was the first explorer of the Northwest Passage, which was discovered by Parry in 18 19.

1 1. Banks Island

The westernmost island of northwest Canada, located in the Arctic Ocean, was found in 18 19. Like Banks Peninsula in British Columbia, it was named after Sir joseph banks, a British naturalist who was a member of Cook's first expedition.

12. Bell Island

An island of eastern Canada at the eastern end of Bell Island Strait between Newfoundland and Labrador Peninsula. Bell Island is a French name, which means "beautiful island". It was discovered and named by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1535. Jacques Cartier crossed the Bell Island Strait by boat, proving that Newfoundland is an island.

13. Beaufort Sea

Between the Arctic Ocean, northern Alaska and Banks Island, the Beaufort Sea is named after Sir Francis Beaufort, a British naval general and royal naval hydrologist.

14. Danu Lake

Located in the south of Mackenzie, northwest Canada, it is named after the Indian tribe who once lived on the shore of the lake. These Indian tribes were driven to the north by the Cree Indians, who called them "slaves".

15. Daxiong Lake

Mackenzie, located in the northwest of Canada, may have been originally an Indian name (the English translation was translated from the French translation of Lac du grand ours), and the original Indian name was probably obtained by killing a very big bear here.

16. Dawson

Formerly the capital of the Yukon Territory in northern Canada, it was built in the Klondike region during the Gold Rush. It is named after Canadian geologist George M. Dawson. At the peak of the gold rush, the population reached 25,000, while 1966 was only 88 1 person. Now it has become a remote town.

17. Toronto

The capital of Ontario, Canada, and the second largest city in China, was founded in 1794 and was named York in memory of Duke York, the son of King George III of England. The city was built on the site of an Indian village called Toronto, which probably originated from the Iroquois To-ron-hen (floating wood in the water). It may also come from Indian words like Toren-to-hen, meaning "meeting place" or "place for the rich". From 65438 to 0834, "Toronto" became the official name of the city.

18. Fraser River

It is located in British Columbia, northwest Canada, and is named after Simon Fraser, a Scotsman. 1806- 1808, Fraser crossed the Rocky Mountains, came to this river and set up a trading post.

19. Halifax

A port city in Nova Scotia, Canada, 1749. British immigrants visited the city, calling it Newtown, and named it after H Halifax, the British Secretary of Commerce who actively supported the British colonial movement (1661-1715).