There are eight geographic locations that have been named after Queen Victoria:
Victoria, Australia. The smallest, most densely populated state in Australia.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The largest city on Vancouver Island.
Victoria Falls. On the Zambezi River at the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Victoria Island. A large island in the Arctic Ocean off northern Canada.
Lake Victoria. The largest lake in Africa, also known as Victoria Nyanza, located on the borders of Uganda and Tanzania.
Victoria Land, Antarctica. A row of mountains. Victoria Nile. Part of the White Nile, located in Uganda.
Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada. A town in the province of Quebec.
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