Talk:George Nares

County Nares, Far North Queensland, Australia
I believe this county was named after the commander. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=23870 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.121.168 (talk) 02:15, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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Through the Suez Canal
I am removing the reference to HMS Newport being the first ship to pass through the canal. As discussed in the talk page of the canal this is a myth that is unsupported by any reports of the time or during Nares lifetime. I shall add a reference to his survey of the canal the following year Kognos (talk) 17:31, 28 September 2020 (UTC)