Bougainville's name is given to the largest eastern island of Papua New Guinea; and to the strait which divides it from the island of Choiseul.
It is also applied to the strait between Mallicollo and Espiritu Santo islands of the New Hebrides group.
In the Falklands, Port Louis, and "Isla Bougainville" (Lively Island's Spanish name) commemorate him.

The genus of South American climbing shrubs with colourful bracts, Bougainvillea, is named after him.

1804, he was made a Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1804.

1808, Napoleon gave him the title of count (the Comte de Bougainville).

Thirteen ships of the French Navy have been named in his honour, see French ship Bougainville.
Bougainville's name is given to the largest eastern island of Papua New Guinea; and to the strait which divides it from the island of Choiseul. It is also applied to the strait between Mallicollo and Espiritu Santo islands of the New Hebrides group. In the Falklands, Port Louis, and "Isla Bougainville" (Lively Island's Spanish name) commemorate him.
The genus of South American climbing shrubs with colourful bracts, Bougainvillea, is named after him.
1804, he was made a Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1804.
1808, Napoleon gave him the title of count (the Comte de Bougainville).
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have been named in his honour, see French ship Bougainville.
Louis Antoine de Bougainville