The Lost Colony

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A simple question leads to a lost colony in Cape Breton.. What does “Fundy” mean? Where does the unusual name for the large bay between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia boasting the highest tides in the world come from? The short answer is that it’s Portuguese, but figuring out what “Fundy” means involves a lost colony, confused explorers, and a perplexing mix up.. There is some surviving evidence of a 1521 Portuguese lost colony in The Maritimes. If true, this would be the first European settlement in the whole continent, even earlier than the much more famous American lost colony of Roanoke. https://backyardhistory.ca/popular/f/what-does-fundy-mean https://backyardhistory.ca/popular/f/the-lost-colony

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