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Humphrey Gilbert   /hˈəmfri gˈɪlbərt/   Listen
Humphrey Gilbert

noun
1.
English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583).  Synonyms: Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert.





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... or true oceanic rivers which traverse the sea, bring warm water into higher and cold water into lower latitudes. To the first class belongs the celebrated Gulf Stream,* which was known to Anghiera, and more especially to Sir Humphrey Gilbert in the sixteenth century. ...
— COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 • Alexander von Humboldt


Words linked to "Humphrey Gilbert" :   navigator, gilbert


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