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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 Giovanni caboto discovered?

Giovanni Caboto, known as John Cabot, was an Italian explorer who is credited with the discovery of parts of North America, specifically the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, in 1497. His journey marked one of the earliest European explorations of the mainland of North America since the Viking expeditions. Cabot's expeditions were significant as they paved the way for the later English claims to North America.

Related Questions

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


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.


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 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.


Did The Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano discovered Block island off the cost of Virginia?

No, Giovanni da Verrazano did not discover Block Island; it was actually discovered by the English explorer John Smith in 1614. Verrazano is known for his exploration of the East Coast of North America in 1524, including areas that would become New York harbor. Block Island, located off the coast of Rhode Island, is distinct from Virginia and was not part of Verrazano's explorations.