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| 1580 |
| | | Francis Drake returns to England after his three-year voyage round the world and is knighted by Queen Elizabeth on board his Golden Hind | |
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| 1594 |
| | | Willem Barents sets off on the first of his three expeditions to find a passage to the east through the waters north of Russia | |
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| 1609 |
| | | Henry Hudson reaches the inlet of New York Bay and explores the river now known by his name | |
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| 1611 |
| | | Henry Hudson, after wintering in Hudson Bay, is set adrift in an open boat by his mutinous crew | |
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| 1616 |
| | | John Smith publishes A Description of New England, an account of his exploration of the region in 1614 | |
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| 1642 |
| | | Abel Tasman makes landfall in the Macquarie Harbour area in the island now known after him, Tasmania | |
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| 1642 |
| | | The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman attempts to land in Golden Bay, New Zealand, resulting in a clash with the Maoris | |
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| 1643 |
| | | Abel Tasman reaches yet more islands previously unknown to Europeans – Tonga and Fiji | |
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| 1668 |
| | | The Jesuits establish a mission at Sault Sainte Marie which becomes the starting point for French exploration south of the Great Lakes | |
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| 1669 |
| | | Robert de La Salle makes his first exploration of the Ohio valley, providing the basis for France's later claim to the area | |
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