The bridge is named for both the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano.

A number of places were named for the explorer, many spelled "Aubrey" due to misspellings by early map makers.

The county was established in 1893, and was named for the explorer John C. Frémont.

The bayou was at one time called the d'Iberville River, named for the first Western explorer to have floated it.

It is named for the famous Spanish explorer, Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

The rural municipality of the same name lies in the southeast corner of Manitoba on the Minnesota border was definitely named for the explorer.

She was named for the explorer and naval officer William Fitzwilliam Owen.

Andrewsarchus is named for the famous explorer and fossil hunter Roy Chapman Andrews.

Many places and two ships were named for the explorer:

The Cousteau Research Reserve, named for the French underwater explorer who died in June, is the 22d to be protected under the national program.