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5 days ago · A comprehensive list of explorers from different countries, centuries and regions, with their main achievements and areas of exploration. Learn about famous names such as Columbus, Magellan, Cook, Livingstone and Amundsen.
The Explorers Club is a global community of explorers, scientists, and adventurers who share a passion for discovery and adventure. Learn about their stories, events, expeditions, and publications on their website.
6 hours ago · Polo served in the court of Kublai Khan and documented the wealth, culture, and technologies of Asia. His writings sparked European curiosity about the East, laying the groundwork for future exploration. The tales of China’s vast riches inspired generations of traders and explorers to seek fortunes in Asia.
4 days ago · Perhaps the most famous of the world’s greatest explorers is Christopher Columbus, whose 1492 voyage across the Atlantic changed the world forever. Sponsored by Spain, Columbus set sail in search of a new route to Asia but instead stumbled upon the Americas, a land unknown to Europeans at the time. Columbus’s four voyages between 1492 and ...
3 days ago · Route taken by the expedition, with milestones marked. The Magellan expedition, sometimes termed the Magellan–Elcano expedition, was a 16th-century Spanish expedition planned and led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
4 days ago · Francis Drake. Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and second circumnavigation overall.
5 days ago · The best-known of the Dutch explorers, Abel Janszoon Tasman, visited islands in the Tonga group and discovered New Zealand, the northeastern sector of the Fiji group, and islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. Exploration and discovery in the Pacific in the 18th century were undertaken most actively by the British and the French.
