1976 Hume and Hovell were honoured on a postage stamp bearing their portraits issued by Australia Post Lake William Hovell on the King River is named after him. William Hovell Drive, between Matthew Flinders Avenue and John Edgcumbe Way, in Endeavour Hills, Victoria, is named after him. Hovells Creek near Geelong is named after him. The creek flows through the suburb of Lara, with its mouth at Limeburners Lagoon, flowing into Corio Bay from the north. References 1786 births 1875 deaths People from Great Yarmouth Explorers of Australia English explorers Royal Navy officers