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Hudson, Henry
     
Hudson, Henry
(1565-1611) an English sailor and explorer who made several attempts to find the Northeast Passage (=along the northern coast of Russia) and the Northwest Passage (=along the northern coast of Canada). He discovered Hudson Bay in 1610.
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