William Robert Broughton - Legacy

Legacy

Broughton named many locations in the course of his explorations and has been honoured with namings as well:

• Broughton Island and Providence Bay off Port Stephens, New South Wales, were surveyed by Broughton in August 1795. While there he encountered some escaped convicts whom he took back to Sydney.
• Broughton Island in the Snares Islands, New Zealand is named for Lieutenant Broughton.
• Broughton Arm in Dusky Sound, New Zealand is named for Lieutenant Broughton.
• The Broughton Archipelago, Broughton Island and Broughton Strait in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Strait region are named for Lieutenant Broughton. A street in Vancouver's West End and a street in Downtown Victoria also bear his name.
• Broughton's Bluff, a popular rock climbing destination at the Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site in Troutdale, Oregon, was named after him in 1926.

• Mount Hood for Viscount Samuel Hood, Admiral of the British Fleet.
• Youngs River and Youngs Bay for his uncle, Admiral Sir George Young
• Broughton's map of the Columbia River was instrumental in the planning of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
• A plaque erected by the State of Oregon along Interstate 84 in the Columbia Gorge commemorates the spot where Broughton landed in 1792.
• The pub located within the British Embassy in Seoul is named "Broughton's Club" to commemorate Broughton's exploration of Northeast Asia, including the Korean Peninsula.
• A cricket team in the Korea Cricket Association league is named "Broughton's International XI" in his honour.