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Frobisher, Martin -- Encyclopædia Britannica Online Article
Searching for a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean, he crossed the Atlantic in 1576 and reached Labrador and Baffin Island, discovering Frobisher Bay. Returning to England with reports of possible gold mines, he obtained royal backing for further expeditions in 1577 and 1578; when he brought back nothing of value, his backing collapsed. [eng]
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Martin Frobisher: English Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com
Sir Martin Frobisher (1535?-1594) was an English privateer (a pirate licensed by the British government), navigator, explorer, and naval officer. After years of sailing to northwestern Africa, and then looting French ships in the English Channel, Frobisher sailed to northeastern North America to search for a Northwest Passage (a sea route across northern Canada from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, making the trip to Asia easier). [eng]
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Ìàðòèí Ôðîáèøåð
Àíãëèéñêèé ïèðàò, èññëåäîâàòåëü, ïðèâàòèð.  1585-1586 ãîäàõ â êà÷åñòâå âèöå-àäìèðàëà ó÷àñòâîâàë â ïëàâàíèè Äðåéêà â Âåñò-Èíäèþ è ñûãðàë âàæíóþ ðîëü â çàõâàòå Ñàíòî-Äîìèíãî è Êàðòàõåíû.
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1Up Info - Frobisher, Sir Martin (Explorers, Travelers, And Conquerors) - Encyclopedia
1535?–1594, English mariner. He went to sea as a boy, and spent much of his youth in the African trade. He later gained the friendship of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, through whom he became interested in the Northwest Passage. Licensed by Queen Elizabeth I and backed by a group of merchant adventurers, Frobisher made three voyages (1576, 1577, and 1578) to the Arctic in search of the passage. [eng]
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Martin Frobisher
Accomplishments, Interesting Facts. [eng]
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