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1609: Henry Hudson sails up Hudson River in search of the passage; he later explored Hudson Bay, where he presumably met ... 1791-1795: The Vancouver Expedition surveys the inland waters of the Northwest Coast, proving that no passage exists south of the Bering Strait. ... A timeline (or several) relating to Northwest Passage.
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en.citizendium.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage/Timelines
en.citizendium.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage/Timelines
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This article is about the geographical Northwest Passage; for the film see Northwest Passage (film) ... The Northwest Passage is a long-sought water route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans north of the North American mainland.
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en.citizendium.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage
en.citizendium.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage
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1618 Etiene Brule arrived at the eastern end of Lake Superior. He may have reached the western shores as well. He was on a quest for a route to the Far East. He was one of the first to search for the North West Passage to the Far East. ... Traders started to exploit the region northwest of Grand Portage,
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www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm
www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm
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Biography, timeline and voyages of 17th century mariner, explorer and adventurer, Henry Hudson and his search for the Northeast Passage and Northwest Passage ... The search for a route to the Indies across the poles and through the Northwest Passage ... ; Help support the Henry Hudson timeline with a Paypal donation.
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www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/
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Biography, timeline and voyages of 17th century mariner, explorer and adventurer, Henry Hudson and his search for the Northeast Passage and Northwest Passage ... Was Hudson really on a voyage to look for the Northwest Passage, or was he really searching for gold and other minerals to help rebuild England's depleted...
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www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson_04.htm
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The search for the Northwest Passage is a story of heroism, ignorance, national pride and disaster. A map of the NWT still shows the importance of this quest in shaping the ... Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada ; Send us your comments on the NWT Historical Timeline...
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www.pwnhc.ca/timeline/1800/northwestpassage_1815.htm
www.pwnhc.ca/timeline/1800/northwestpassage_1815.htm
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Although one of the avowed goals of Hudson's Bay Company was to find the Northwest Passage, little was accomplished until a century after its charter, when Samuel Hearne, a British explorer with the company, went overland as far west as the Coppermine River (1771–72) and demonstrated that there was no short passage...
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www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0860043.html
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Northwest Passage, water routes through the Arctic Archipelago, N Canada, and along the northern coast of Alaska between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Even though the explorers of the 16th cent.
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www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0836035.html
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Extensive resources on Franklin, his ill-fated last expedition, and the cultural history of exploration. ... "ARCTIC PASSAGE: PRISONERS OF THE ICE," the Franklin documentary in which I appear, is now available on DVD. For details on this program, visit NOVA's companion website, or watch NOVA's video podcast.
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www.ric.edu/faculty/rpotter/SJFranklin.html
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