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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 ...
This is a list of place names originally used in England and then later applied to other places throughout the world via English settlers and explorers. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names; List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations; List of sovereign states; List of contemporary ethnic groups; List of indigenous peoples
This is a list of dates associated with the prehistoric peopling of the world (first known presence of Homo sapiens). The list is divided into four categories, Middle Paleolithic (before 50,000 years ago), Upper Paleolithic (50,000 to 12,500 years ago), Holocene (12,500 to 500 years ago) and Modern ( Age of Sail and modern exploration).
This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region. Note: many countries have had multiple dynasties over the course of recorded history. This is not a comprehensively exhaustive list and may require further additions or historical verification.
List of Chelsea people; List of earls in the reign of Henry III of England; List of musicians at English cathedrals; List of regicides of Charles I; Archdeacons in the Diocese of Liverpool; Archdeacon of London; Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom; Lord High Steward; Lord High Steward of Ireland; List of lord high treasurers of England and ...
One of his men, William Morton, reaches as far north as Kap Constitution (81°22’N). [ 119 ] 1853–56 – Livingstone becomes the first to traverse Africa from west to east, traveling from Luanda in Angola to Quelimane in Mozambique ; also explores much of the upper Zambezi and discovers and names Victoria Falls .
The English diaspora consists of English people and their descendants who emigrated from England.The diaspora is concentrated in the English-speaking world in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, South Africa, and to a lesser extent, Zimbabwe, India, Zambia and continental Europe.