  |
|
|
|
Articles related to "Northwest Passage"
Advantage North & Arctic Shipping Port expansion, arctic shipping and economic development in the north will be effected by global warming and the opening of the Northwest Passage. advantage north • arctic shipping • northeast passage • northwest passage • canadian sovereignty
Explorers of Canada, Part XXI: Christopher Middleton Another Northwest Passage Seeker canada • hbc • northwest passage • middleton • christopher
Explorers of Canada, Part III: Sir Martin Frobisher It's been over a month since the second part in the series, finally here's the third instalment of Explorers of Canada. This time we meet artic explorer Sir Martin Frobisher. explorer • canada • arctic • exploration • frobisher
Explorers of Canada, Part IV: John Davis Ah the wonderful John Davis. For the first time, two Explorer of Canada episodes back-to-back. Now if you'd asked me earlier who the heck John Davis was, I wouldn't know. If you said something about the arctic, I'd have mentioned the Davis Straight but thats about all I know. davis • exploration • canada • northwest passage
Explorers of Canada, Part IX: Thomas James About the explorer who named James Bay james bay • hudson bay • northwest passage • canada • exploration
Explorers of Canada, Part VII: William Baffin We return to the Explorers of Canada Series canada • baffin • island • william baffin • explorers
Explorers of Canada, Part X: Luke Foxe The story of the explorer known as North-West Foxe or Luke Foxe. canada • hudson bay • northwest passage • north-west foxe • luke foxe
Explorers of Canada, Part XIX: James Knight James Knight and the Northwest Passage canada • explorers • knight • northwest passage
Explorers of Canada, Part XXIX: Sir John Franklin Sir John Franklin: his expedition is credited with finding the North West Passage. canada • exploration • franklin • arctic • northwest passage
Explorers of Canada, Part XXXII: Roald Amundsen The first man to the South Pole was also the first to navigate the North West Passage. canada • northwest passage • south pole • exploration
Northwest Passage The mixed mosaic of wetland in the northwest passage includes two US states and one Canadian province. Washington, Oregon and British Columbia host more than 3 million waterfowl and other emigrating birds.
The Hudson's Bay Company: Canada's Store The 2nd of May, 1670, That is 330 years ago, Charles II, King of Great Britain, chartered a company of fur traders called the Hudson's Bay Company which would have monopoly of trading rights in the Hudson's Bay area. canada • northwest passage • fur trading • hudson bay • company
Henry Hudson Henry Hudson commands his first ship, the Hopewell, on an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. henry hudson • adventurer and sea captain and explorer • english exploration • the muscovy company • sebastian cabot
First Voyage of Henry Hudson Henry Hudson sails his ship as far as Greenland, seeking the Northwest Passage. the first voyage of henry hudson • greenland and hope for the northwest passage • henry hudson • hopewell • london in england
Henry Hudson and Icebergs Henry Hudson and crew encounter huge and dangerous icebergs. They are nearly lost at sea. henry hudson and icebergs • perils of early sailing ships • henry hudson • northwest passage • first mapping of greenland
Arctic Ocean Mapping Expedition Arctic Ocean mapping effort conducted by UNH and NOAA could have major implications for natural resource development beyond the 200 mile limit and northern sovereignty united nations convention of the law of the sea • unclos • law of the sea convention • arctic sovereignty • arctic ocean mapping
Before Jamestown Gilbert starts a colony at New Foundland. Drake returns the Roanoke settlers to England. The second Roanoke group disappears. early american settlements • england • gilbert • drake • roanoke
Book Review: The Terror What's worse than being lost and frozen in the ice with little food and months of day-long darkness? The men of the Franklin Expedition are about to find out. the terror by dan simmons book review • historical fiction • horror fiction • the franklin expedition • the northwest passage
Explorers of Canada, Part VI:Henry Hudson Hudson. The name of a famous American river. The name of a famous Canadian Bay. canada • exploration • explorer • hudson • hudson bay
Hudson and the Muscovy Company Henry Hudson’s chance to become a seafaring explorer came in 1607, when the Muscovy Company sent him to locate the Northwest Passage. henry hudson • seafaring explorers • northwest passage • muscovy • mediterranean ports of the middle east
Hudson Sees Unexplored Territory Hudson’s ship is enshrouded with fog and surrounded by a tossing sea of floating icebergs. henry hudson • northwest passage to the orient • greenland • unexplored winter paradise • europe
Lewis and Clark and Jefferson Before George Mahris and Martin Milner and <I>Route 66</i>; before Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassidy and <I>On the Road</i>; before Laura Ingalls Wilder and <I>Little House on the Prairie</i>; before Joseph Smith and his Mormons; before all these westward-ho wayfarers, seekers, and dreamers struck camp and hit the road there were a couple of guys by the name of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who first followed the sun across this great land of ours. And botany was a focal point. lewis and clark and jefferson • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of noth america • benjamin s. barton • northwest passage
The Dutch in America In 1609, Holland sent Henry Hudson to locate a waterway, a Northwest Passage, across North America. The Dutch West India Company starts a settlement in the Hudson River V dutch • hudson • america • founding of new amsterdam • northwest passage
The Rowboat and the Iceberg A huge iceberg looms above Hudson’s tiny ship. A quick decision has to be made or all aboard will perish at sea. henry hudson • iceberg danger • northwest passage to the orient • a desperate decision to divert certain death • whales
Canada's North Pole Is it the Geographic North Pole, the North Magnetic Pole or somewhere else that Santa Claus lives? The North Pole's ownership is now in dispute. canada's north pole • canada's geographic north pole • canada's north magnetic pole • santa claus north pole • thomas nast santa claus
Captain James Cook's Final Voyage Sandwich, Sandwich Islands, Alaska, and death captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
CORAL HARBOR The settlement of Coral Harbor, Nunavut is surrounded by wide-open rocky tundra. The Population is 669, of which 90% are Inuit. The locals are warm and friendly and the area is steeped in history. nunavut • canada • coral harbor • salliq • natives
Dutch New York The Dutch buy Manhattan from the Indians. The King of England gives the Duke of York New York/New Netherlands if he can take it away from the Dutch. colonial america • manhattan • new york • new netherlands • dutch
Oregon Articles - Flora and Fauna A categorized listing of articles about the animals, vegetables, and minerals of Oregon with a little editorial opinion thrown in for spice. oregon • sue barton • suite101.com • history • people
Sixty Five Years of Service The unique Coast Guard Cutter Storis served seven decades through two wars performing search and rescue, icebreaking, law enforcement, convoy escort, and exploration. uscgc storis • wmec -38 • last veteran of world war two • unique coast guard cutter • search and rescue
THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald conceived the idea of the North-West Mounted Police in 1873. This organization has restructured over the years and has become Canada's most prestigious Police Force. In 1904, King Edward VII, conferred the prefix "Royal" on this prestigious organization. The rest is history. north-west mounted police • reorganized • canadain security intelligence service • arctic coast • first nations
Paul Newman moves to Our Town on PBS Paul Newman comes to the small screen in a new PBS production of "Our Town." We have information on other exciting PBS programs including a concert featuring Peter Cetera and Amy Grant and an in-depth report on how the US entered the war in Afghanistran. This week in television history remembers Zorro. zorro • guy williams • our town • paul newman • amy grant
John Cabot John Cabot explored the eastern coastline of Canada in 1497. He was searching for the Northwest Passage. john cabot • cabot • explorer • grand banks • newfoundland
A Look at the Provinces,Part XII:Northwest Territories & Nunavut This is the twelfth and last article in the series. Since I've already written an article on Nunavut and it is hard to find information for the NWT and Nunavut separately I will combine them. The Former North West Territories is made up of the North West Territories and of Nunavut. It is made up of most of the artic, except Yukon and Alaska (and Greenland) and includes all islands in the Hudson's Bay. It has an area of 3,426,320 square kilometres and has a population of 57,649 people. The Capital was Yellownife and remains so for the NWT. Nunavut's Capital is Iqualuit (formerly known as Forbisher Bay). It joined confederation when bought by the Canadian government in 1870. northwest territories • canada • nunavut • provinces • territory
Explorers of Canada, Part XXIV: Samuel Hearne Samuel Hearne, first European to reach the Arctic Sea by way of land. canada • exploration • explorer • samuel hearne • hearne
Explorers of Canada, Part XXV: Sir Alexander Mackenzie The Scot who met the Pacific canada • exploration • alexander mackenzie • pacific • beauford sea
Science Investigations Using Google Earth Google Earth scientific data can be used to complete projects involving collecting data over time. This free program provides data not available to students in the past. science investigations google earth • science projects use satellite imagery • science project investigations • science fair projects • geology science projects
Squanto’s Capture Squanto, along with other Indians, is captured by sea captain Thomas Hunt. Hunt transports them to Spain where he begins selling his captives into slavery. squanto • tisquantum • wampanoag • patuxet • plymouth bay
17th Century Sea Lanes to North America The earliest English ships bound for America took a southern route, but later navigators favored a shorter northern route. Prevailing winds led the way. atlantic sea lanes to america • 17th century ocean routes to america • tradewinds defined ship routes • crossing atlantic in 1600s • winthrop fleet
Camp in Chippewa National Forest Dreams of lakeside campsites, fishing, birdwatching, canoeing, hiking, wildflower walks and other outdoor pursuits become reality in a Minnesota national forest. chippewa national forest • bald eagles • leech lake • lake winibigoshish • cass lake
Explorers of Canada, Part XV: Sieur de la Salle The Sieur de La Salle extended the borders of New France by claiming the territory of Louisiana. canada • exploration • explorer • sieur de la salle • mississippi
Into the Wild Christopher McCandless hitchhiked his way to the Alaskan wilderness where he died of starvation in 1992. into the wild • christopher mccandless • sir john franklin • alaskan wilderness • denali
Jamestown, First English Town Four hundred years ago this year, Jamestown was established as the first permanent English settlement in North America. jamestown • 1607 • first permant settlment • english • north america
The First Thanksgiving Who can claim the first Thanksgiving? Taking seriously the nature of the holiday as a harvest feast disqualifies the Canadian "Frobisher Thanksgiving" of 1578. first thanksgiving canada usa • harvest festival customs • european origin thanksgiving north america • greek cornucopia horn of plenty • martin frobisher baffin islan newfoundland
Accessible Westminster Abbey Tour Westminster Abbey is a must-see for most London tourists. Information on access for wheelchairs, hearing loops, Braille, and comments on taking children there. westminster abbey • wheelchair travel london • princess diana • sir john franklin • westminster england
The Pre-Canadian Enlightenment Although Canada did not exist as a country during the 18th Century, many events that happened then still have an impact on this nation today. The Enlightenment party brought everyone together. new france • 18th century • age of enlightenment • new world • acadians
Kenneth Roberts: Maine Writer, Historian Kenneth Roberts was as interesting and complex as the historical novels he wrote. He was much like the irracible, fiercely independent, principled characters that he described in his novels. He was proud of his Maine heritage and the people of Maine became the central characters in his novels. Roberts also did not shy away from controversy, explaining and defending the treason of Benedict Arnold in his novels, writing stinging and controversial articles for the <u>Saturday Evening Post</u>,as well as promoting and documenting the practice of "water dowsing" (detecting underground water supplies by using a forked stick). kenneth roberts • writer • historian • water dowsing • maine
King Kamehameha I of Hawaii Alapa'inuiakauaua, king of Hawaii, was aware of the prophecy that said a sign of a great ruler's coming would be a comet and he would be known as "killer of chiefs". king kamehameha i • history of hawaii • king of hawaii • hawaiian monarchs • house of kamehameha
The New Era The old economic laws no longer applied in the New Era. The direction of the stock market was ever upward and depression had been banished forever. stock market • wall street • margin calls • investors • j.p. morgan. stocks |
|
|
|