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  2. List of explorers - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of explorations - Wikipedia

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    Exploration of the Zambeze river region, Central Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zaire 1877 Serpa Pinto: The Northern Sea Route: 1878 Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld: The South Magnetic Pole: January 16, 1909 Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David, and Alistair Mackay: The North Pole: April 6, 1909 Robert Peary: The South Pole: December 14, 1911 Roald ...

  4. Major explorations after the Age of Discovery - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. List of Renaissance figures - Wikipedia

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    7 Explorers and navigators. 8 Humanists. 9 Other influential people. 10 See also. 11 References. ... View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read;

  6. Geographical exploration - Wikipedia

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    Geographical exploration, sometimes considered the default meaning for the more general term exploration, refers to the practice of discovering remote lands and regions of the planet Earth. [1] It is studied by geographers and historians.

  7. Timeline of European exploration - Wikipedia

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    1826 – Scottish explorer Alexander Gordon Laing becomes the first European to reach the fabled city of Timbuktu, but is murdered upon leaving the city. [99] 1827 – Jedediah Smith crosses the Sierra Nevada (via Ebbetts Pass) and the Great Basin. [29] 1828 – French explorer René Caillié is the first European to return alive from Timbuktu.

  8. The top 20 presidents in US history, according to historians

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    Notable best presidents include George Washington at No.2, Thomas Jefferson at No. 7, and Barack Obama at No. 12.

  9. Age of Discovery - Wikipedia

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    The Age of Discovery (c. 1418 – c. 1620), [1] also known as the Age of Exploration, was part of the early modern period and largely overlapped with the Age of Sail. It was a period from approximately the late 15th century to the 17th century, during which seafarers from a number of European countries explored, colonized, and conquered regions ...