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Podcast: Long History
Episode: Jacques Cartier. Journey 1 Part 1: Birds and White Bears in Newfoundland and the Gulf of St Lawrence
Description: (1 of 15) Jacques Cartier explored and named the St Lawrence river during three journeys beginning in 1534. Theories also suggest he was the first European to use the name Canada. Here listen to the account of the three journeys by the man himself. What did the famous French explorer find as he sailed from the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland into Canada's interior?