European explorers had long speculated about the existence of an Arctic route that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and would avoid the long journey around South America’s Cape Horn.

The Gjoa ship that Roald Amundsen used to sail through and open the Northwest Passage between the ... Henry Hudson would try in 1610, but end up in an area now known as Hudson Bay, which would ...

When the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s landing in New York takes place this month, there is a good chance that an elementary-school student will know more about the man than you do. Why ...

Sailing into what would eventually be named the Hudson River in 1609, he did not find the Northwest Passage he was looking for, but did manage to stake the first loose claim to the territory ...

Almanac: Henry Hudson 01:19. And now a page from our “Sunday Morning” Almanac: September 11th, 1609, 407 years ago today ... He was looking for the elusive Northwest Passage ...

Jan. 24, 1583, Capt. Hudson advised Capt. John Davis concerning his search for a northwest passage to China, and that our Henry Hudson was well acquainted with Capt. Thomas Hudson is well ...

It has been 400 years since English explorer Henry Hudson mapped the northeast coast of North America, ... he did not find the Northwest Passage he was looking for, ...

When the ice cleared in the spring of 1611, Hudson planned to further explore and map Hudson Bay with the goal of discovering the Northwest Passage to Asia; however, most of the members of his ...

Martin Frobisher was the first to seek the Northwest Passage, setting out from Britain in 1576. The English merchants who financed his journey were seeking a shortcut to Asia.

Author Peter Mancall's "Fatal Journey: The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson" examines the murky events that led to the 17th century explorer's death.

For centuries, able seafarers failed to find the Northwest Passage, among them John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Francis Drake and James Cook. Harsh weather, thick ice and treacherous shallows forced many ...