In their search for new sources of ivory, Alban hunters explored and hunted along the coasts of Greenland,[REF] Baffin Island,[REF] Ungava Bay,[REF] and Labrador[REF] before discovering Newfoundland [REF].
Mowat believes that Viking interest in Iceland was prompted by the wealth of Ivory and other materials such as furs reaching Europe by Alban ships from Iceland.