In 1579, Francis Drake was halfway during his circumnavigation and sailed out in the Pacific, then turned east seeking the Strait of Anián (a water passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic, known in the reverse direction as the Northwest Passage), or for a place to repair his ships.[1]
After reaching land in Oregon, at the Oregon Dunes, near Coos Bay, Drake headed south, seeking a safe harbor.[2]
- ^ "REPORT OF FINDINGS RELATING TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S ENCAMPMENT AT POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE". 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ Von der Porten, Edward P., Drake's First Landfall, Pacific Discovery, California Academy of Sciences, Vol. XXVIII, Number 1, January/February 1975, pp. 28-30