Thomas Button

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Arctic explorer explorer naval officer person

Thomas Button was a 17th-century Welsh naval officer and explorer noted for his Arctic voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic explorer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
ethnicGroup Wales ⓘ
surface form: Welsh people
fieldOfWork maritime exploration ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasActivity Arctic voyages ⓘ
Northwest Passage ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Passage expeditions
hasNotableRegionOfExploration Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Northern Canada ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Arctic

Hudson Bay ⓘ
knownFor commanding expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage ⓘ
voyages to Hudson Bay region ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
notableFor Arctic exploration ⓘ
search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ
occupation explorer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wales ⓘ

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Discovery → voyageLeader → Thomas Button ⓘ
subject surface form: Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship)