Samuel Hearne (1745 – November 1792), English explorer of northern North America, was born in London. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

In 1756 he entered the navy, and was some time with Lord Hood; at the end of the Seven Years' War (1763) he took service with the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1768 he examined portions of the Hudson Bay coasts with a view to improving the cod fishery, and from 1769 to 1772 he was employed in north-western discovery, searching especially for certain copper mines described by Indians. Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, 1724–1816 by James Northcote, painted 1784. ... Combatants Kingdom of Prussia Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland Electorate of Hanover Kingdom of Portugal Brunswick Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman/Austrian Empire Kingdom of France Russian Empire Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Spain Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Naples and Sicily Kingdom of Sardinia The Seven Years War (1754... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

His first attempt (from 6 November 1769) failed through the desertion of his Indians; his second (from 23 February 1770) through the breaking of his quadrant; but in his third (December 1770 to June 1772) he was successful, not only discovering the copper of the Coppermine River basin, but tracing this river to the Arctic Ocean. On July 17, 1771, Chipewyan chief Matonabbee, travelling as his guide on his Arctic overland journey, massacred a group of unsuspecting Inuit; this would be known as the Massacre at Bloody Falls. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Battle of Chesma, by Ivan Aivazovsky. ... Look up Quadrant on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Quadrant can mean: HMS Quadrant (G11), a WW-II British/Australian warship. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... Coppermine River is a river in Fort Smith and Kitikmeot regions of Nunavut in Canada. ... hellotyle=float:right; |- | |- | |} July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Chipewyan are an aboriginal people in Canada. ... Matonabbee (c. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ...

He reappeared at Fort Prince of Wales on 30 June 1772. Becoming governor of this fort in 1775 he was taken prisoner by the French under La Pérouse in 1782. He returned to England in 1787 where he died in 1792. Prince of Wales The European history of this area starts with the discovery of Hudson Bay in 1610. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Lapérouse by François Rude (1784-1855), in 1828 Lapérouse Jean François Galaup, count (comte) de La Pérouse (August 23, 1741 - 1788) was a French naval officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania. ...

He is the author of A Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay to the Northern Ocean 1795.

He is mentioned by Charles Darwin in the sixth chapter of The Origin of Species. For other people of the same surname, and places and things named after Charles Darwin, see Darwin. ... British naturalist Charles Darwins book, The Origin of Species, is one of the pivotal works in scientific literature and arguably the pre-eminent work in biology. ...

There is a school that was built and named after him in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. A school in Toronto, Ontario was also built in his name in 1973. Inuvik is a small town in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Motto: none Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, TłįchÇ« [1] Government - Commissioner Tony Whitford - Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 - Senate seats 1 Confederation 1870... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076...

His name in carved in stone near Fort Prince of Wales, north of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.