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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Welcome, Jake. I've been to your city. I do have one question, however. Why is Victoria on Vancouver Island but Vancouver is not?  |
Vancouver the city and the island are separately named for Captain George Vancouver, the British explorer. Vancouver, Washington was also named for him. Victoria was named for the former queen of England, again independently of the naming of the Vancouvers. My guess would be that it's a bit like Washington state and Washington, DC in that respect.