Markland
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This article is about area of unknown location. For the Scottish land measurement, see Markland (Scots).
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Markland is the name given to an area of unknown location, named by Leif Ericson when visiting North America. Markland, Norse for "forestland" or "borderland", is known to be north of Vinland and south of Helluland. It is generally believed to be Labrador. Ericson's crew cut down trees and took them to Greenland, because Greenland has no trees. Arctic Greenland is well above the Arctic tree-line.
Although it was never settled by Norsemen, there were probably several later expeditions from Greenland to gather timber.
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| Viking: | Helluland • Markland • Vinland |  |
| Portuguese: | Labrador • Newfoundland • Nova Scotia | |
| French: | New France (Acadia • Canada • Terre Neuve) | |
| Scottish | Nova Scotia • Cape Breton | |
| English and British: | Newfoundland • Rupert's Land • Nova Scotia • Quebec • Lower and Upper Canada • New Brunswick • Prince Edward Island • Cape Breton • United Canada • British Columbia • Vancouver Island • United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia • North-Western Territory • Stikine Territory | |
