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1 giorno fa · Christopher Columbus, the intrepid Italian explorer, embarked on a historic voyage across the Atlantic in 1492 and opened up new horizons for European exploration and colonization.
- The Fourth Voyage and Final Years
Christopher Columbus - Exploration, Caribbean, Legacy: The...
- The Second and Third Voyages
The gold, parrots, spices, and human captives Columbus...
- Legacy
Christopher Columbus - Explorer, Voyages, Discoveries: The...
- Principal Evidence of Travels
Christopher Columbus - Voyages, Discoveries, Legacy: There...
- The First Voyage
Christopher Columbus - Explorer, Voyages, New World: The...
- Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus opened the world of the Americas to his...
- Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese navigator and explorer who led...
- Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson (born c. 1565, England—died after June 22,...
- The Fourth Voyage and Final Years
3 giorni fa · Christopher Columbus - Explorer, Voyages, New World: The ships for the first voyage—the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María—were fitted out at Palos, on the Tinto River in Spain.
2 giorni fa · Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton is best known as a polar explorer who was associated with four expeditions exploring Antarctica, particularly the Trans-Antarctic (Endurance) Expedition (1914–16) that he led, which, although unsuccessful, became famous as a tale of remarkable perseverance and survival.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 giorno fa · On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her life, Earhart embraced celebrity culture and women's rights, and since her disappearance, she has become a cultural icon. [2]
2 giorni fa · Cousteau wrote many books describing his undersea explorations. In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, Cousteau surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. The book was adapted into an underwater documentary called The Silent World.
2 giorni fa · In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands.
2 giorni fa · Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and second circumnavigation overall.
