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noun • Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659) | ||||||||
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noun • Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) • British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) • British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) • a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) • American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) | ||||||||
| 37% | 7 | Nouns or pronouns indicating to whom or for whom an action is done | ||||||
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Explorer For Whom A Sea Was Named Crossword Clue
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TASMAN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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TASMAN
Updated: October 10, 2023
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