- Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506) (19)
Learn about the Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus, whose 1492 expedition to the Indies instead opened the Americas to European exploration and conquest. Includes sites on his life, voyages, and legacy as well as sites about Columbus Day.
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- Lewis and Clark@
Examines the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to chart a path across the western U.S. Includes information on the history of the journey, different exhibitions about the trip, and their Native American guide Sacagawea.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
- Polo, Marco (1254-1324) (15)
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- Cook, James (1728-1779) (12)
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- Drake, Sir Francis (c.1540-1596) (6)
Learn about Sir Francis Drake, also known as El Dragon, the 16th century sea captain, privateer, and first English mariner to circumnavigate the globe aboard his ship named The Golden Hind.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Drake__Sir_Francis__c_1540_1596_
- Amundsen, Roald (1872-1928) (5)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Amundsen__Roald__1872_1928_
- Magellan, Ferdinand (1480-1521) (7)
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- Cortés, Hernán (1485-1547) (8)
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- Scott, Robert Falcon (1868-1912) (5)
Learn about Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the Royal Naval officer and Antarctic explorer who came second to the Norwegian Roald Amundsen in the historical 'Race to the South Pole.' Sites offer biography, vital stats, and expeditions of the legendary "Scotts of the Antarctic" who died while attempting to return from the historic Terra Nova expedition of 1910-1913.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Scott__Robert_Falcon__1868_1912_
- Heyerdahl, Thor (1914-2002) (9)
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- Cabot, John (1425-c.1500) (7)
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- Nansen, Fridtjof (1861-1930) (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Nansen__Fridtjof__1861_1930_
- Shackleton, Sir Ernest (1874-1922) (10)
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- Ralegh, Sir Walter (1552-1618) (8)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Ralegh__Sir_Walter__1552_1618_
- Ibn Battuta, Abu Abdullah Muhammad (c.1304-c.1369) (4)
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- Byrd, Richard (1888-1957) (5)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Byrd__Richard__1888_1957_
- Gama, Vasco da (1469-1524) (8)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Gama__Vasco_da__1469_1524_
- Champlain, Samuel de (1567-1635) (4)
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- Cartier, Jacques (1491-1557) (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Cartier__Jacques__1491_1557_
- Anza, Juan Bautista de (1736-1788) (4)
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