Famous Explorers

He was the first European to meet Kublai Kahn during his exploration of Asia.

• Francis Drake

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Lewis Hamilton

• Marco Polo

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This Portuguese explorer was known for pioneering the Age of Discovery.

• Cristiano Ronaldo

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Vasco da Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

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She was a Native American who traveled as a guide for European explorers

• Pocohontas

• Sacagawea

• Anne Dieu-Le-Veut

• Amelia Earhart

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This explorer led the successful expedition to sail around the world.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando Cortes

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This Englishman ended up exploring the New York region, and has a river and bay named after him.

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Harry Hudson

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This American was the first person to walk on the moon.

• Buzz Aldrin

• Buzz Lightyear

• Neil Armstrong

• Michael Jackson (moon walker)

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These two men explored the western United States together.

• Lewis & Clark

• Calvin & Hobbes

• Rick & Morty

• Kent & Wayne

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A map maker and a navigator, he had the United States named after him.

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Americaño

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Captain 'Murica

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This Frenchman was famous for studying and exploring life under our seas.

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jack Costes

• Jacques Cousteau

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He was famous for traveling to Islamic countries throughout the world.

• Zheng He

• Ibn Battuta

• Marco Polo

• Kublai Kahn

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