Which Dutch navigator led the first Dutch voyage to the East Indies in 1595?
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Cornelis de Houtman
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Which Dutch navigator led the first Dutch voyage to the East Indies in 1595?
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Cornelis de Houtman
Which English writer published The Principal Navigations in 1589?
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Richard Hakluyt
What was the wintering hut of Willem Barentsz's 1596 expedition called?
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Het Behouden Huys
Which canyon did Coronado's expedition become the first Europeans to see?
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Grand Canyon
Which explorer led Spain's 1540 expedition into the American Southwest?
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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
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Which English writer published The Principal Navigations in 1589?
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Richard Hakluyt
What was the wintering hut of Willem Barentsz's 1596 expedition called?
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Het Behouden Huys
Which canyon did Coronado's expedition become the first Europeans to see?
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Grand Canyon
Which explorer led Spain's 1540 expedition into the American Southwest?
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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Which English explorer claimed Newfoundland for England in 1583?
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Humphrey Gilbert
Which Dutch navigator discovered Bear Island and Spitsbergen in 1596?
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Willem Barentsz
Which English colony was found abandoned in 1590 and became known as the Lost Colony?
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Roanoke Colony