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Pages in category "British explorers" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. T. W. Bagshawe;
Pages in category "20th-century British explorers" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records in 1984, he was the world's greatest living explorer. [1] Fiennes has written numerous books about his army service and his expeditions as well as books on explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
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British decorations: [237] [238] Knight Bachelor (1909) [89] Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO 4th Class), 1907 [239] Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO), 1909; Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Military Division (1919) Polar Medal with three clasps (1904, 1909, 1917) British War Medal for service in the Great ...
A prime goal for explorers was to locate the source of the River Nile. Expeditions by Burton and Speke (1857–1858) and Speke and Grant (1863) located Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria. It was eventually proved to be the latter from which the Nile flowed. Explorers were also active in other parts of the continent.
This is a list of maritime explorers. The list includes explorers which had contributed, and continue to contribute to human knowledge of the planet's geography, weather, biodiversity, human cultures, the expansion of trade, or established communication between diverse populations...