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Who was the English explorer who landed on the coast of Nova Scotia and gave England a claim to the North American continent?

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Who was the English explorer who landed on the coast of Nova Scotia and gave England a claim to the North American continent?

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The English explorer who landed on the coast of Nova Scotia and gave England a claim to the North American continent was John Cabot. He made this voyage in 1497 under the commission of King Henry VII of England.

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