Famous explorers and their voyages and expeditions throughout world history.
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- What year did Christopher Columbus sail across the Atlantic?
- 1492
- Which Portuguese navigator first sailed around the southern tip of Africa?
- Bartolomeu Dias
- Vasco da Gama reached which destination in 1498?
- India
- Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
- Ferdinand Magellan
- John Cabot explored which continent in 1497?
- North America
- Prince Henry of Portugal sponsored expeditions to find what?
- A sea route to Asia
- Which Chinese admiral led massive treasure voyages in the early 1400s?
- Zheng He
- Leif Erikson was the first European to reach which continent around 1000 CE?
- North America
- Marco Polo traveled along which famous trade route?
- The Silk Road
- Pedro Cabral discovered which country in 1500?
- Brazil
- James Cook is famous for exploring which ocean in the 1700s?
- The Pacific Ocean
- Which explorer is known for his expeditions into central Africa?
- David Livingstone
- Henry Morton Stanley is famous for his search through Africa for which person?
- David Livingstone
- Robert Peary is credited with reaching which geographic location in 1909?
- The North Pole
- Roald Amundsen was the first to reach which location in 1911?
- The South Pole