[DOC] [TLE] Virgin Islands - Wikipedia [PAR] The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which 
are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, and form the border between the 
Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Politically, the eastern islands form the 
British Virgin Islands and the western ones form the United States Virgin ... The 
Virgin Passage separates the American Virgin Islands from the Spanish... [DOC] [TLE] European and American voyages of scientific exploration - Wikipedia [PAR] The era of European and American voyages of scientific exploration followed the 
Age of .... The British Royal Society was founded in 1660 and encouraged the 
scientific ... A circumnavigation by the English navigator Samuel Wallis, on board 
..... During this survey, the Beagle Channel was identified and named after the 
ship. [DOC] [TLE] English overseas possessions - Wikipedia [PAR] For the colonial empire of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, see British 
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remnants of the Duchy of Normandy, retain their... [DOC] [TLE] Explorers of the Americas - EnchantedLearning.com [PAR] John Cabot (1450-1499) was an Italian-born English explorer and navigator. ... 
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Indians, from complications .... He discovered and named New Britain. ..... Gray 
was the first American-born explorer in an American ship to circumnavigate the 
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Island ... In fact, the very place names on the area's nautical charts invoke an era 
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English. ... and St. John, the passage known today as the Sir Francis Drake 
Channel. [DOC] [TLE] Drake Passage | waterway, South America | Britannica.com [PAR] The Drake Passage defines the zone of climatic transition separating the cool, ... 
the name of the famous English seaman and global circumnavigator Sir Francis 
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islands. ... Hawaii (Hawaiian: Hawai'i) became the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 
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areas. [DOC] [TLE] INTRODUCTION: Sir Francis Drake: A Pictorial Biography by Hans P ... [PAR] Although the British Army undertook many campaigns on the continent of Europe 
... As the Queen's reign went on, the English ceased to look upon it as a cold 
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Question: The channel which separates the U.S. & British Virgin Islands is named for this Engllish circumnavigator
Answer: Sir Francis Drake