Famous Canadian explores

By carson12
  • Jan 1, 1476

    John Cabot

    John Cabot
    Italian navigator and explorer, who attempted to find a direct route to Asia.But found Canada
  • Nov 10, 1535

    Jacques

    Jacques
    A French explorer who lead three expditions to Canada looking for the Northwest passage
  • Jan 1, 1576

    Martin Frobisher

    Martin Frobisher
    Frobisher was in search for the Northwest passage.

  • Samuel De champlain

    Samuel De champlain
    Samuel de champlain was a French explorer and navagatior and who mapped out much of northeastern North Americai and started settlement in Quebec.

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    He looked for the Northwest passage but discovered the Hudson bay.

  • James Cook

    James Cook
    James Cook tried to look for the Northwest passage but failed .

  • Samual Hearne

    Samual Hearne
    Samual Hearne found out the great slave river and later found a copper mine and was later called coppermine river.

  • George Vancover

    George Vancover
    George Vancover mapped out the Pacific caost of B.C. and discovered Vancover

  • Sir john Franklin

    Sir john Franklin
    Franklin was an english man who discovered the Norhwest passage

  • Alexander Mackinzie

    Alexander Mackinzie
    Alexander Mackinzie charted the Mackinzie river.