ANIAN, STRAITS OF
\ˈe͡ɪni͡ən], \ˈeɪniən], \ˈeɪ_n_iə_n]\
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Supposed by geographers and explorers of the sixteenth century to be the Northwest Passage to India. It was believed to have been discovered by Cortereal, a Spanish voyager, in 1500, and to have been named by him after three brothers, who accompanied him. It has been identified with both Behring Strait and Puget Sound. Many expeditions were sent in search of the strait during the sixteenth century.
By John Franklin Jameson
