坎寧河 (西澳)
历史
首批到達這裡的歐洲人為於1801年[5]到達這裡的法國探險團隊。該隊探險隊隨即將這裡命名為莫罗河口(Entrée Moreau)[5]。莫罗河口是以查尔斯·莫罗命名,而莫罗是探險隊的其中一員。[6]
坎寧河於1827年被更名為現在的名字。當時,詹姆士·史特靈登上了HMS成功號帆船到坎寧河一帶考察,並將河流以當時的英國首相喬治·坎寧命名。[5]
於1829年11月,正正在天鹅河殖民地建立後五個月, 史特靈便帶著一班拓荒者到坎寧河旁建立了一個新的小鎮,凯尔姆斯科特。[7][8]
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