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Explorers in the early 1500s looked for a sea route through north america. what was this sea route called?

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Famous English explorers including Henry Hudson looked for a sea route through North America in the 1500's but they were unsuccessful. This route was called the Northwest Passage and it was finally discovered by an Irish explorer named Robert McClure in 1849.
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