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Someone who explores caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caver Spelunking. Main article: Spelunking. Exploring caves as a hobby, [2] a synonym for caving Squeeze A tight passage. Stygofauna. Main article: Stygofauna. Small aquatic animals living in caves and aquifers. Sump. Main article: Sump (cave) A cave that is submerged under water.
Caving in a muddy section of Black Chasm Cave in California Stephens Gap, a vertical cave in Alabama. Caving, also known as spelunking (United States and Canada) and potholing (United Kingdom and Ireland), is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 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 ...
An explorer is a person involved in exploration, an activity with some expectation of discovery. Explorer , Explore or Exploring may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media
Jill Heinerth – Cave diver and underwater explorer; Gotthilf Hempel (born 1929), German marine biologist [dubious – discuss] Johan Hjort (1869–1948), Norwegian marine zoologist and one of the founders of ICES [dubious – discuss] Bruno Hofer (1861–1916), German fisheries scientist [dubious – discuss]
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Swiss explorer and writer in Algeria, who converted to Islam and traveled freely dressed as a man Gertrude Ederle: American: 1905: 2003: First woman to swim English Channel Ginny Fiennes: British: 1947: 2004: First woman to be awarded the Polar Medal, and architect of the Transglobe Expedition [2] Enid Gordon-Gallien: British: c. 1887: 1931
While "Windows Explorer" or "File Explorer" is a term most commonly used to describe the file management aspect of the operating system, the Explorer process also houses the operating system's search functionality and File Type associations (based on filename extensions), and is responsible for displaying the desktop icons, the Start Menu, the ...