Provincia de Canadá situada en la costa del Pacífico. Su capital es Victoria. El nombre que le fue dado en 1858 se deriva del Río Columbia, que a su vez fue denominado por el capitán estadounidense Robert Gray en honor a su barco Columbia, que a su vez recibió ese nombre por Colón. (Traducción libre del original: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p. 178 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p. 81-82)
A province of Canada on the Pacific coast. Its capital is Victoria. The name given in 1858 derives from the Columbia River which was named by the American captain Robert Gray for his ship Columbia which in turn was named for Columbus. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p178 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p81-2)
A province of Canada on the Pacific coast. Its capital is Victoria. The name given in 1858 derives from the Columbia River which was named by the American captain Robert Gray for his ship Columbia which in turn was named for Columbus. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p178 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p81-2)
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