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Cities Named after British People

Throughout its history, the British Empire controlled large swaths of territory all around the globe. Below is a list of cities around the world named after British individuals, from nobility and prime ministers to soldiers and explorers. Can you identify each city?
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Last updated: June 3, 2021
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City
New York, US
King James II of England, Duke of _________
Albany
New Zealand
Lord George Eden, 1st Earl of _________
Auckland
Maryland, US
Lord Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron _________
Baltimore
Queensland, Australia
Major General Sir Thomas Makdougall _________
Brisbane
South Carolina, US
King II
Charleston
Northern Territory, Australia
Charles Robert _________
Darwin
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin _________
Durban
New Brunswick, Canada
Prince _________, Duke of York and Albany
Fredericton
Guyana
King _________ III
Georgetown
Nova Scotia, Canada
Lord George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of
Halifax
Tasmania, Australia
Sir Robert _________, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire
Hobart
Southern Province, Zambia
David _________
Livingstone
Victoria, Australia
Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount of _________
Melbourne
New Zealand
Vice-Admiral Horatio _________ , 1st Viscount _________ , 1st Duke of Bronté
Nelson
Pennsylvania, US
Prime Minister William _________, 1st Earl of Chatham
Pittsburgh
Papua New Guinea
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Fairfax _________
Port Moresby
North Carolina, US
Sir Walter _________
Raleigh
Falkland Islands
Prime Minister Edward Smith-_________ , 14th Earl of Derby
Stanley
New South Wales, Australia
Prime Minister Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount of _________
Sydney
British Columbia, Canada
Captain George _________
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
Queen _________
Victoria
New Zealand
Field Marshall Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of
Wellington
Delaware, US
Sir Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of _________
Wilmington
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