Talk:New Britain (Canada)

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"The historical name [of N.S.W.] for the region of Canada ... was named and mapped by Thomas Button in 1613. The south west coast of Hudson Bay was called New South Wales, ... by the Welshman Thomas James on 20 August 1631.

Q: Who named the coast/area; Button in 1613 or James in 1631? — Benyoch ^{...Don't panic! Don't panic!...} (talk) 06:52, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(Ahem, pretending this question isn’t a year and a half old) Soooo I’ve been digging, basically there’s a bunch of wrong info in the article that I am about to wipe out, specifically the reference to Nunavik, which is on the completely wrong coast of Hudson’s Bay, as well as the contradiction you mentioned.

I’m citing a source that says Button named it New Wales in 1612–13 when he “founded” Port Nelson, and then James Split the name into North and South (divided by Port Nelson and the Nelson River) in 1631. Foxe was in the neighbourhood at the time as well, only he named the country “New Yorkshire” and needless to say the label didn’t stick. Hope that clarifies. — Muckapedia (talk) 7^e fév. 2014 4h20 (−4h)