Individuals responsible for notable and significant efforts to search for geographical information.
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Explorers

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  • Amundsen, Roald
  • Byrd, Richard
  • Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nuñez
  • Cabot, John
  • Cartier, Jacques
  • Champlain, Samuel de
  • Columbus, Christopher
  • Cook, James
  • Coronado, Francisco Vázquez de
  • Cortés, Hernán
  • Da Gama, Vasco
  • De Soto, Hernando
  • Ericson, Leif
  • Henry the Navigator
  • Heyerdahl, Thor
  • Hudson, Henry
  • Ibn Batuta
  • Joliet, Louis
  • La Salle, Robert Cavelier
  • Leo, Africanus
  • Lewis and Clark
  • Magellan, Ferdinand
  • Marquette, Jacques
  • Mawson, Sir Douglas
  • Peary, Robert E.
  • Pizarro, Francisco
  • Polo, Marco
  • Ponce de León, Juan
  • Powell, John Wesley
  • Raleigh, Walter
  • Scott, Robert Falcon
  • Shackleton, Sir Ernest
  • Tasman, Abel
  • Vespucci, Amerigo

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  • Boone, Daniel
  • Drake, Sir Francis
  • Frémont, John Charles
  • Henson, Matthew
  • Hillary, Sir Edmund
  • Livingston, David
  • Sacagawea
  • Zheng He

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  • The Pre-British Explorers of Australia
    Short expedition biographies of a few British, Dutch and French explorers, with historic maps.
  • Virtual Exploration Society
    Information, pictures, biographies of a handful of explorers through time.
  • Discoverers Web
    Large collection of information and links on voyages of discovery and exploration. Includes a list of explorers who died on their voyages and biographies of several explorers.
  • Hall of Explorers
    Biographical articles on several explorers. Students can submit content.
  • Count Matus Moric Benovsky
    Biographical article on the Hungarian explorer (1746-1786), who journeyed to the Northern Pacific and became Emperor of Madagascar.
  • The Franklin Trail
    Archaeological survey of evidence and artifacts relating to the final days of the Franklin expedition.
  • The Great Web of Percy Harrison Fawcett
    Information about the British explorer's Brazilian expedition.
  • List of Explorers
    Index to Wikipedia articles on world explorers.
  • The Barren Lands Digital Collection
    Photographs, maps, and documents from two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the region west of Hudson Bay.
  • Discovering the Lost Legacy of Jedediah Smith
    Presents a biography, chronology, image gallery, and map gallery.
  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage To Newfoundland
    An account of the last voyage, told by Edward Haies, commander of The Golden Hind, 1583.
  • Pedro Álvares Cabral
    Brief biographical article.
  • Captain Christopher Newport
    Admiral of Virginia and founder of Jamestown. Includes images.

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  • Exploration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration
    2 Notable Female Explorers. 3 Notable Male Explorers. 4 Exploration by area. 5 See also ... Ocean Explorer - Public outreach site for explorations sponsored by ...[2008/11/27]
  • Explorers Club
    URL : www.explorers.org
    Multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and scientific exploration.[2008/11/14]
  • European Explorers - Age of Exploration
    URL : www.chenowith.k12.or.us/tech/subject/social/explore.html
    European Explorers of the "New World" in the Age of Exploration. Project Ideas. General Links ... Exploration Station - learn about some of the most famous ...[2007/10/16]
  • Why Explorers Explored
    URL : library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/why.htm
    ... European countries paid for explorations for many different reasons. ... Who Goes There: European Exploration of the New World. Bartlett Elementary School 2000 ...[2008/11/06]
  • NOAA Ocean Explorer: Explorations
    URL : oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/explorations.html
    Follow the adventures of our ocean explorers on the Web offerings below. ... Okeanos Explorer: A New Paradigm for Exploration. Expedition to the Deep Slope 2007 ...[2008/11/28]
  • Welcome
    URL : library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/welcome.htm
    Begin your exploration along one of two routes recently discovered. ... Age of Exploration, then you can choose famous explorers by the country they sailed for. ...[2008/11/24]
  • European exploration of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_exploration_of_Australia
    ... did the exploration of Australia end with Cook; explorers by land ... 8 20th century explorers. 9 Indigenous Australians participating in European Exploration ...[2008/11/30]
  • Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com
    URL : www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers
    Explorers. ... of Exploration Terms. Guidelines for Writing a Report on an Explorer. Enchanted ... Little Explorers. Picture dictionary. PreK/K Activities. Rebus Rhymes ...[2004/06/27]
  • Explorers
    URL : www.42explore2.com/explorers.htm
    ... Web, Explorers of the World, or The Age of Exploration, create ... Compare / Contrast Explorers & Explorations. ... 4) Explorers/Exploration (Grade 6-8) ...[2004/03/28]
  • The Explorers Club - Resources, Funding, Grants
    URL : explorers.org/resources/funding/funding.php
    The Explorers Club--an international professional society for explorers and ... Exploration Fund, for graduate and post-doctoral students, provides grants in ...[2008/11/06]
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