It might have been Bjarni Herjólfsson.
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The first explorer in Connecticut was Aderian Block. He founded it for the Dutch in 1614.
The first European explorer generally credited with reaching the American coast is Norse explorer Leif Erikson, who is believed to have landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada, around the year 1000 AD. However, John Cabot, an Italian explorer sailing under the English flag, is often recognized for his 1497 voyage, which marked the first documented European exploration of the North American mainland. Both figures played significant roles in the early exploration of North America.
Polynesian voyagers were the first to settle in Hawaii, using only the stars, ocean currents, and birds for navigation. The first European explorer to "discover" Hawaii was Captain James Cooke in 1777.
Indigenous peoples from the Central and South America journeyed into Arizona as early as 25,000 BCE. The first European explorer to discover Arizona was Marcos de Niza, a franciscan friar looking for the Seven Cities of Gold, in 1539.
The first known explorer to land in the Americas was Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer from Iceland. He is believed to have reached the shores of what is now Newfoundland, Canada, around the year 1000 AD, nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus's voyages. Erikson and his crew established a settlement called Vinland, which is thought to have been located near present-day L'Anse aux Meadows.
He did not discover Canada.
First, the Vikings landed on our shore around the year 500 CE, but then in 1497, John Cabot landed in Canada, becoming the first European explorer to set foot on Canadian soil.
Jacques Cartier claimed what is now present day Canada for France. He was the first European to discover and map the waters and shores of Saint Lawrence. He was also the first European to travel inland in North America.
Jacques Cartier.
James Cook
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In 1603 Samuel De Champlain took his first voyage to Canada.
James Cook
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It was Captain James Cook.
the first viking explorer who discovered America was Leaf Erickson.
The first European to discover Easter Island was Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722. He encountered the island on Easter Sunday, which is how it got its name.