[DOC] [TLE] Henry Hudson - Wikipedia [PAR] Sir Henry Hudson (died 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator in the 
early 17th century. Hudson made two attempts on behalf of English merchants to 
find a prospective Northwest Passage to ... While searching for the Northwest 
Passage, Hudson and his son would eventually lose their lives. In 1611, after... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about J Explorers - StudyStack [PAR] In 1615 this explorer who has a large island & bay named for him searched for 
the Northwest Passage, William Baffin. He was standing on Darien Peak on the... [DOC] [TLE] Explorers [PAR] They called the route they were looking for the Northwest Passage. ... Some 
places still have names from Aboriginal languages, such as Ottawa. .... The Mi'
kmaq made signals to show Cartier they wanted to trade with him. ... He 
discovered a bay near a large island, which was later named Baffin Island after 
William Baffin,... [DOC] [TLE] Henry Hudson's Third Voyage, 1609: The New World [PAR] Jan 19, 2007 ... There have been suggestions that Hudson acted as a spy for ... He hoped the 
river - now named the Hudson River - would provide a passage west to ... the 
Dutch efforts to find a shorter passage to the rich spice islands. .... passage to the 
northwest because a relative had explored the bay and found no exit. [DOC] [TLE] William Baffin facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] The English navigator and explorer William Baffin (ca. ... In 1616 the Northwest 
Passage Company employed Baffin as pilot aboard the ... and Baffin explored the 
coast and inlets of the large bay subsequently named in his honor. ... he was 
searching, he did chart and name the main features of Baffin Bay. .... Baffin Island
... [DOC] [TLE] William Baffin - Dictionary definition of William Baffin | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] Definition of William Baffin  Our online dictionary has William Baffin information 
... While searching for the elusive Northwest Passage, William Baffin made 
important ... Arctic are now immortalized in the names of Baffin Bay and Baffin 
Island. ... 1615, aboard the Discovery, a ship made famous by explorer Henry 
Hudson (c. [DOC] [TLE] Henry Hudson, III (1575 - 1611) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Nov 26, 2015 ... Matching family tree profiles for Henry Hudson III, The Explorer ... [4] He explored 
the river which eventually was named for him, and laid thereby the ... bay on his 
final expedition while searching for the Northwest Passage. ... Many authors[11] 
have wrongly stated that it was the discovery of large numbers of... [DOC] [TLE] Northwest Passage: Early approaches, a historical account [PAR] Details of the early approaches to finding a Northwest passage, including the ... 
The search for a Northwest Passage may be said to have begun in the late 15th 
... of the Arctic region were named after the explorers: among them Martin 
Frobisher, ... On the first he reached Frobisher Bay on Baffin Island, and brought 
back ore... [DOC] [TLE] Northern Research Portal: "Explorers and Northern Exploration ... [PAR] Though credited as being the first explorers into Canada's Arctic they did not ... 
explorers and common folk would search for the Northwest Passage, a route ... 
Giovanni Caboto or John Cabot as we know him was born in Genoa, Italy in 
about 1450. ... tip of Greenland into what is now known as Frobisher Bay on 
Baffin Island. [DOC] [TLE] Newport, Christopher (1561after August 15, 1617) [PAR] Aug 5, 2013 ... His father, also named Christopher Newport, was a shipmaster; the maiden ... 
Newport may have returned to England by 1582, when his name ... Afterward, 
Newport's privateer cruised the Spanish coast searching for prizes. .... that there 
was no "northwest passage" between the bay and the Pacific Ocean,... [DOC] [TLE] Canada's History - Canada's Greatest Explorers [PAR] Wondering if this might reveal a freshwater Northwest Passage, Mackenzie set 
out by ... Mackenzie landed to inscribe on a large rock with vermilion paint (a 
favourite ... He has written thirteen books, including, most recently,

Question: In 1615 this explorer who has a large island & bay named for him searched for the Northwest Passage
Answer: William Baffin