João Fernandes Lavrador

Not to be confused with João Fernandes (explorer).
João Fernandes Lavrador
Pronunciationʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʒ lɐvɾɐˈðoɾ
Born
Kingdom of Portugal
OccupationsExplorer, navigator
Years active1486–1501
Known forExplorer of the coasts of northeast North America.

João Fernandes "Lavrador" (fl. 1486-1501) was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was one of the first modern explorers of the northeast coasts of North America. The name Labrador was first applied to Greenland based on his early sighting of the island. The name was later moved to the Labrador peninsula in present-day Canada.

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