Facts about Henry Hudson

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   Hudson's 1608 voyage aboard the Hopewell reached 80 degrees 23 minutes north latitude, a record Arctic penetration that remained unsurpassed for 166 years until 1774.

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   English merchant Henry Hudson's 1607 voyage aboard the Hopewell attempted to reach China by sailing across the Arctic Ocean directly over the North Pole, a route that remained impassable due to pack ice.

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   Thomas Bylot, Hudson's second-in-command, later mapped Baffin Bay in 1616 using observations and data from Hudson's earlier northern expeditions.

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   Before his final voyage, Henry Hudson made three earlier expeditions between 1607 and 1608 seeking the Northeast Passage above Russia for the English Muscovy Company.

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   Employed by the Dutch East India Company in 1609, Henry Hudson charted the river valley that became crucial to establishing New Amsterdam, the future New York City.

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   Hudson's 1609 exploration of the 150-mile river now bearing his name reached present-day Albany, New York, establishing Dutch claims to the Hudson Valley region.

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   Four voyages between 1607 and 1611 saw Henry Hudson search for the Northwest Passage, exploring the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and waters around present-day Canada.

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   In 1610, Henry Hudson's crew mutinied aboard the Discovery in Hudson Bay, setting him adrift with his son and seven loyal sailors in a small boat.

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