出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/14 01:27 UTC 版)
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then known. The name Delaware, for Sir Thomas West, Baron De La Warr, was used by the English and became standard following the English conquest of New Netherland in 1664.