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James Cook, JohnCabot, Jacques Cartier

Samuel de Champlain

Sir John Franklin

Martin Frobisher, Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Samuel Hearne, Henry Hudson

Alexander Mackenzie

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George Vancouver

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The North west coast Paleo-Indians who came across the frozen Bering land bridge, over 5000 years ago. Lief Eriksson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier and Christopher Columbus are also credited.

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The first explorer in Canada before christopher Columbus was Lief Ericson

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Do you mean the first explorer to explore Canada?

If so, he was Jacques Cartier, a French explorer. He discovered the Saint Laurence River and journeyed to Canada three separate times.

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Canada was discovered originally by the Vikings and later founded by Samuel de Champlain and discovered by Jaques Cartier.

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Both France and England.

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John Smith

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