Martin Frobisher
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Martin Frobisher
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Sir Martin Frobisher was an English sailor and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the Northwest Passage. He probably sighted Resolution Island near Labrador in north-eastern Canada, before entering Frobisher Bay and landing on present-day Baffin Island. On his second voyage, Frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 short tons (180 t) of it home on three ships, where initial assaying determined it to be worth a profit of £5.20 per ton. Encouraged, Fr
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English seaman and privateer (1535–1594)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Frobisher
date created:
2002-08-15T11:06:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T11:41:51Z
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