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What is the island off the west coast of Canada named after an English explorer?
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Who was the French explorer who first explored Canada?
Jacques Cartier Wrong. Jacques Cartier explored the fleuve St. Laurent, in Quebec. He traveled from France to Canada on three separate journeys, exploring what is now Quebec. He never went all the way across Canada. The first explorer to make it all the way across Canada on land was Sir Alexander MacKenzie. He reached Bella Coola, British Columbia on the 22nd of July, 1793. On a rock along the coast he carved "Alex MacKenzie from Canada by land 22d July 1973.
Where is Frobisher Bay?
Frobisher Bay was the former name of Iqaluit, capital of Canada's Nunavut Territory. Iqaluit is located on Baffin Island, in Canada's Arctic. At at 63° 45' N., 68° 31' W., it sits at the head of a long indentation on the southeast coast of Baffin Island which has maintained the name, Frobisher Bay. Frobisher Bay was named after the British explorer Sir Martin Frobisher. The crew of his ship, Gabriel, were the first Europeans to visit Frobisher Bay in 1576, as they explored the Northwest Passage to Asia.
What island is located 240 miles of the southeastern coast of Africa?
MadagascarMadagascar is an island about 240 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa
Roanoke is located off the coast of what state?
Roanoke Island is on the Outer Banks of the Coast of North Carolina. It is named after the Roanoke Carolina Algonquians, a tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the area when the first English explorers arrived in the 16th century.
What was the area lief ericson explored?
The east coast of Canada.
Where is English spoken in Canada?
English is spoken in Canada from coast to coast. In the province of Quebec there is not as much of it.
Is Southampton an isl and?
not the original English city but i think it is an island off the east coast of Canada
Canada's largest island?
Baffin island
Canada's largest island off the west coast?
Vancouver island
What is the largest island off Canada's west coast?
Vancouver Island :)
Who was the Icelandic explorer and first European to set foot on the coast of Canada?
Leifr Eiríksson. In my good Norse. Would be called Leif Ericson in your puny English.
Who was the first brithis Explorer to land on the pacific coast of canada?
Jackson percy
The English explorer who landed on the coast of Nova Scotia?
John Cabot.
Witch English explorer sailed the west coast in 1579?
In 1579, it was the English explorer Sir Francis Drake that explored the west coast. He landed just north of the area we now call San Francisco.
What regal little island off the coast of Canada was the setting for the childrens series Anne of Green Gables?
Anne of Green Gables takes place in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It's a little island off the coast of New-Brunswick, Canada.
Do moose live on the west coast of Canada?
Yes, moose live on the west coast of Canada but they do not live on Vancouver island or other islands.
Is nanaimo in Alaska?
no. its on Vancouver island of the coast of british columia in Canada
