Penobscot Bay

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Penobscot Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 35 mi (56 km) long and 27 mi (43 km) wide, S Maine. The bay was entered by the English explorer Martin Pring in 1603; the French explorer Samuel de Champlain Champlain, Samuel de , 1567–1635, French explorer, the chief founder of New France.

After serving in France under Henry of Navarre (King Henry IV) in the religious wars, Champlain was given command of a Spanish fleet sailing to the West Indies, Mexico,
..... Click the link for more information. claimed the area for France in 1604. An important shipbuilding center in the 19th cent., the bay has become a fishing and resort center.

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