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Some Royal Place Names in Canada
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Named for Queen Charlotte, (1744-1818), the consort of King George III.
GEORGETOWN, Prince Edward Island
Named after George III (1738-1820).
Province of PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
St. John's Island was changed in 1798 to honour Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), father of Queen Victoria.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
Founded June 21, 1749, and named for George Montague Dunk, Earl of Halifax (1716-71).
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
After His Royal Highness Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and second son of King George III.
Province of NEW BRUNSWICK
The "name was chosen as a compliment to King George III (1760-1820) who was descended from the House of Brunswick.
PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan
Named Prince Albert as a tribute to the consort of Queen Victoria.
REGINA, Saskatchewan
Assigned August 23, 1882, by the Governor General, the Marquess of Lorne (1845-1914), in honour of his wife's mother, Queen Victoria. Regina is Latin for Queen.
Province of ALBERTA
The name was suggested by the Marquess of Lorne, Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883, in honour of his wife, H.R.H. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta
Named in 1884 after the daughter of Queen Victoria.
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia
Named it Fort George, after George III of England.
PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia
Prince Rupert was the son of Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I of England.
PRINCETON, British Columbia
In 1860 the name was changed to Princeton, in honour of Prince Edward the Prince of Wales.
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, British Columbia
The islands were named after HMS Queen Charlotte, Lord Howe's flagship named in honour of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III.
VICTORIA, British Columbia
First known as Fort Victoria, the city, like the numerous other locations of the same name, commemorates Queen Victoria (1819-1900).
ALEXANDRA FALLS, Northwest Territories
Named after Queen Alexandra, then Princess of Wales (1872)
ALEXANDRA LAKE, Northwest Territories
Named after the Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra, born 1846, eldest daughter of King Christian IX, King of Denmark Married Prince of Wales, 1863
ALEXANDRA STRAIT, Northwest Territories
Named after the Princess of Wales, now Dowager Queen Alexandra, (born 1846), eldest daughter of Christian IX, King of Denmark; married Prince of Wales, 1863.
ARTHUR FIORD, Northwest Territories
After Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, born 1850, third son of Queen Victoria.
CAPE ALBERT, Northwest Territories
Named after H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, (1819-61), married to Queen Victoria, 1840, cape discovered on his birthday, Aug. 19.
CAPE ALFRED, Northwest Territories
Named after Alfred-Ernest-Albert (1844-1900), 2nd son of Queen Victoria, reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of EDINBURGH.
DIAMOND ISLANDS, Northwest Territories
This feature was named by R. Bell in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Jubilee.
LOUISE FALLS, Northwest Territories
Named after Queen Alexandra's eldest daughter, Louise, born 1867, married 1889 to the Duke of Fife.
MOUNT VICTORIA, Northwest Territories
Named by Belcher after Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.
PRINCE ALBERT PENINSULA, Northwest Territories
Named after H.R.H. Prince Albert (1819-61), the Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, 1840.
PRINCE ALBERT SOUND, Northwest Territories
Named after H.R.H. Prince Albert (1819-61), the Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, 1840.
PRINCE OF WALES STRAIT, Northwest Territories
Named after H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910), later King Edward VII.
PRINCE PATRICK ISLAND, Northwest Territories
Named for H.R.H. Arthur William Patrick Albert, b. 1850, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria.
PRINCESS ROYAL ISLANDS, Northwest Territories
Named after H.R.H. Victoria (1840-1901), Princess Royal wife of Frederick III, German Emperor and King of Prussia.
VICTORIA ISLAND, Northwest Territories
Named for Queen Victoria
QUEENS CAPE, Northwest Territories
Named after Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-69), wife of Charles I, and daughter of Henri IV of France.
QUEENS CHANNEL, Northwest Territories
Named in honour 'of our illustrious and much-beloved sovereign', Queen Victoria (1819-1901); named by Penny, 1851.
QUEEN ELIZABETH FORELAND, Northwest Territories
Named after her Majesties name, Elizabeth, second daughter of Henry VIII.
QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS, Northwest Territories
Named after Queen Elizabeth II.
QUEEN MAUD GULF, Northwest Territories
Named after Maud, Queen of Norway and third daughter of King Edward VII.
VICTORIA BAY, Northwest Territories
Named by Charles Francis "Hall," 1860-62, after the Queen of England.
KING WILLIAM ISLAND, Nunavut
Named for King William IV.
PRINCE ALBERT HILLS, Nunavut
Named after H.R.H. Prince Albert (1819-61), the Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, 1840.
PRINCE CHARLES ISLAND, Nunavut
Named after Prince Charles, infant son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip.
PRINCE EDWARD POINT, Nunavut
Named after H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1901), later, King Edward VII
PRINCE GEORGE BAY, Nunavut
Probably after Prince Leopold-George-Frederick, who married the Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, only child of George IV; he eventually, became King of the Belgians, and died 1865.
PRINCE OF WALES ICEFIELD, Nunavut
This feature takes its name from the Prince of Wales Mountains which it surrounds. Name applied by A. Taylor to the ice sheet surrounding the Prince of Wales Mountains.
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, Nunavut
Named for Albert Edward, later King Edward VII.
PRINCE OF WALES MOUNTAINS, Nunavut
Named after H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910), later King Edward VII.
PRINCE REGENT INLET, Nunavut
George-Augustus-Frederick (1762-1830), then Prince Regent; ascended the throne as King George IV, 1820.
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE MONUMENT, Nunavut
Named after H.R.H. Princess Charlotte-Augusta-Matilda (1766-1828), Princess Royal, eldest daughter of George III.
PRINCESS MARIE BAY, Nunavut
Named after Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1818-88), youngest daughter of Charles Louis Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden.
PRINCESS MARY LAKE, Nunavut
After H.R.H. the Princess Royal. Her Majesty, the Queen approved the naming of this feature, Princess Mary Lake.
VICTORIA ISLAND, Nunavut
Named for Queen Victoria.
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