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Samuel Hearne (February 1745 – November 1792) was an English explorer, fur-trader, author and naturalist. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean, specifically to Coronation Gulf, via the Coppermine River.
Samuel Hearne (Londres, febrero de 1745 - noviembre de 1792) fue un explorador, comerciante de pieles, escritor y naturalista inglés, recordado por ser el primer europeo en hacer una excursión por tierra en el norte de Canadá hasta el océano Ártico.
Samuel Hearne (born 1745, London, England—died November 1792, London) was an English seaman, fur trader, and explorer, the first European to make an overland trip to the Arctic Ocean in what is now Canada. He was also the first to show the trend of the Arctic shore.
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7 de ene. de 2008 · Samuel Hearne was the first European to travel by land across the Arctic from the east coast to the Arctic Ocean. He took part in three expeditions to the Canadian Arctic to discover the Northwest Passage, greatly increasing European knowledge of the Arctic climate, and resident Inuit and Dene in the process.
Hace 5 días · He was the first man to walk from Hudson Bay to the Arctic Ocean. The Canadian Hudson’s Bay Company commissioned Samuel Hearne to go on an overland journey in search of the North-West Passage – the seaway through the Arctic, linking the Pacific and Arctic Oceans – in 1772.
29 de may. de 2018 · Samuel Hearne (1745-1792) was an English explorer who surveyed the Coppermine River, discovered the "Northern Ocean," and searched for the Northwest Passage. Samuel Hearne was born in London, the son of Samuel and Diana Hearne.
Samuel Hearne Is the First European to Reach the Arctic Ocean by Land Route. Overview. In the late 1760s reports from Native American traders at the Hudson's Bay Company's Prince of Wales Fort told of a large river leading to the Arctic Ocean with a wealthy copper mine at its mouth.
