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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;
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. 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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20th-century British explorers (64 P) C. ... Pages in category "20th-century explorers" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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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.
Several navigators: Portuguese or serving Portugal, most under the sponsorship of Henry the Navigator: Congo River, Angola and Namibia: 1482–1485 Diogo Cão: South Africa. Connected the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. South Atlantic Volta do Mar winds. 1482–1485 Bartolomeu Dias: Caribbean, Venezuela (South America) and Central America.
English explorers of North America (77 P) P. English polar explorers (53 P) R. Walter Raleigh (2 C, 9 P) S. ... William Dawes (British Marines officer) Gerald de Gaury;