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William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.
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British naval officer (1762–1821)
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U.S. state
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Stratovolcano in Oregon, United States
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Royal Navy officer and politician (1724–1816)
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