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Norumbega (or Norumbègue, Nurumbega, etc) was a legendary settlement in northeastern North America. Like Cathay, it was a semi-legendary place name used to fill a gap in existing geographical knowledge. It often appeared on European maps of North America, lying south of Acadia somewhere in what is now New England. Norumbega was thought to be a large, rich Native city, and by extension the region surrounding it. There have been some attempts to link the name and legend of Norumbega to actual indigenous archaeological sites or even to alleged Viking settlements.
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