Salt cod has been produced for at least 500 years, since the time of the European discoveries.
The European discovery of Alaska did not come until the 18th century.
There are several other unconfirmed accounts of European discovery and exploration.
They started slave trade after the European discovery of America in 1492 to supply settlers from there with workers.
For all these reasons, corn cultivation spread quickly throughout the world after the European discovery of America.
As the Association later noted: "He had now passed the former limits of European discovery."
There is no archaeological evidence of human visitation prior to European discovery of the islands.
The first European discovery of the area was made around 1507 by Portuguese explorers, but the specifics are unclear.
During this period of history it was important for a nation's claims to be backed up by exploration and the "first European discovery" of particular places.
European discovery of the basin dates from 1878 when a shallow bore near Bourke produced flowing water.