Caillié, René. 1799-1838. French explorer in Africa.

Explorer I. 1958. US first satellite.

Eyre, Edward. 1815-1901. British explorer in Australia. Dismissed as governor of Jamaica for cruel repression of 1865 revolt.

LaPérouse, Jean. 1741-88. French explorer in Pacific 1785.

Stanley, Henry. 1841-1904. British/US explorer in Africa 1868-95. Found Livingstone 1871. Founded Congo Free State.

Amundsen, Roald. 1872-1928. Norwegian explorer, first to South Pole, 1911; NW Passage, 1906.

Baffin, William. 1584-1622. British explorer of Baffin Strait 1616.

Barents, Willem. 1555-97. Dutch navigator, explorer for NE passage.

Beebe, Charles. 1877-1962. US biologist/undersea explorer. Record descent 923m 1934.

Bering, Vitus. 1681-1741. Danish explorer of Alaska for Russia 1728-.

Boone, Daniel. 1734-1820. US frontier explorer. Alamo.

Braun, Werner von. 1912-77. German/US rocket engineer. V-2. Apollo. Explorer.

Bruce, James. 1730-94. African explorer 1768-73.

Byrd, Richard. 1888-1957. US aviator, explorer. Flight over North Pole, 1926.

Cabot, John. c1450-99. Genoese explorer for England. Discovered Newfoundland, Labrador, 1497.

Cabot, Sebastian. c1474-1557. Venetian explorer for Spain and England. Hudson’s Bay, South America.

Cabrillo, Juan. -1543. Portuguese explorer. Discovered California for Spain.

Cameron, Verney. 1844-94. English African explorer.

Cartier, Jacques. 1491-1557. French explorer, discovered St. Lawrence River 1534.

Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.

Chang Ch’ien. -114BC. Chinese explorer to India, Bactria.

Clark, William. 1770-1838. US explorer of Pacific NW with Lewis.

Cook, James. 1728-79. English explorer. Sailed to Tahiti to see transit of Venus, 1768. Charted New Zealand 1769. Claimed Australia 1770.

Coronado, Francisco de. 1510-54. Spanish explorer. Grand Canyon, 1540.

Cousteau, Jacques. 1910-97. French underwater explorer.

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