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João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501) (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʒ lɐvɾɐˈðoɾ]) was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was one of the first modern explorers of the Northeast coasts of North America, including the large Labrador peninsula, which was named after him by European settlers in eastern Canada.
Labrador is named after João Fernandes Lavrador, a Portuguese explorer who sailed along the coasts of the Labrador Peninsula in 1498–99. [5]Labrador's name in the Inuttitut/Inuktitut language (spoken in Nunatsiavut) is Nunatsuak (ᓄᓇᑦᓱᐊᒃ), meaning "the big land" (a common English nickname for Labrador [6]).
In 1928–9, Watkins made an expedition to Labrador, where he established a base at North West River and explored much previously unmapped territory, including Snegamook Lake. [1] However, his most important expedition was the British Arctic Air Route Expedition of 1930–31.
Mina Benson Hubbard (April 15, 1870 - May 4, 1956) was a Canadian explorer and was the first white woman to travel and explore the back-country of Labrador. [1] The Nascaupee and George River system were first accurately mapped by her in 1905. [2] She was the wife of Leonidas Hubbard who was famous for his ill-fated expedition to Labrador in 1903.
Miguel Corte-Real (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl ˈkoɾtɨ ʁiˈal]; c. 1448 – 1502?) was a Portuguese explorer who charted about 600 miles of the coast of Labrador. [1] In 1502, he disappeared while on an expedition and was believed to be lost at sea.
Martha Craig (8 August 1866 – 2 April 1950) was an explorer, writer and lecturer on scientific theories from Ireland.She was considered to be the first European woman to explore the Labrador region of Canada, assisted by indigenous guides in 1905. [1]
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intrepid explorer and practical christian erected by loving friends june 1913 john xiv iv: and whither i go ye know, and the way ye know an exact replica of a tablet lost in the beaver river, this marker replaces an inscription carved here in 1913 by dillon wallace, judge william j. malone and gilbert blake dedicated in 1976 by dillon wallace ...
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