New Albion

This article is about the area claimed by Francis Drake. For the region named by Sir Edmund Plowden, see New Albion (colony).

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Sir Edmund Plowden - New Albion (colony)

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New Albion was the name of the region of the Pacific Coast of North America explored by by Sir Francis Drake and claimed by him for England in 1579. The name is also applied to the settlement Drake founded on the coast. The extent of New Albion and the location of Drake's landing has long been debated by historians, with the most prevailing theory that he landed on coast of northern California. Albion is an archaic name for the islands of Great Britain.

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Pacific Coast - North America - Sir Francis Drake - England - 1579 - California - Albion - Great Britain

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