Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, was once named Frobisher Bay after which English Arctic explorer?
Answer: Martin Frobisher
Iqaluit, formerly Frobisher Bay, is named after the English explorer Martin Frobisher, who explored the Arctic for Queen Elizabeth I in 1576.
All answer choices
- Martin Frobisher (correct answer)
- John Cabot
- Samuel de Champlain
- Henry Hudson
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