Exploration/Expeditions
Until well into the 16th century, Europe's knowledge of the nearest parts of North America was uncertain. It was Jacques Cartier's three
voyages between 1534 and 1542 that helped discover the New World and began to give shape to Eastern Canada. Since then, many explorers have
travelled the country to experience and uncover its infinite beauty. By the mid-19th century, most of the main geographical features
of Canada were known and mapped. So, today, explorers challenge themselves and Mother Nature in hopes of finding new and exciting places and
adventures to share with the world.
Resources
Some expedition stories that have appeared in Canadian Geographic magazine over the last few years:
- Cabot's Trail : Cabot, cod and Newfoundland's first colonists (Canadian Geographic, July/August
1997)
- Archeological dilemma: Quebec's ancestral trail (Canadian Geographic, January/February
1996)
Expeditions on the Web
Explorations on the Web
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