Briefings containing "explorer"
Sir Samuel White Baker—explorer
Baker, Sir Samuel White, 1821–93, English explorer in Africa. He explored the Nile tributaries in Ethiopia in 1861–62. Going up the Nile from Cairo, he reached Gondokoro in 1863. He continued his journey southward in spite of the opposition of Arab slave traders and visited Lake Albert (Albert Nyanza) on Mar. 14, 1864. In 1869, with the authority of the khedive of Egypt, he returned to the region and, creating an administration in the Lado Enclave, he suppressed the slave trade and opened up the lake areas to commerce.
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0805815.html
Hernando Cortes—explorer
Hernando Cortes In 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes landed on the East Coast of In 1519, Hernando Cortes, a Spanish explorer, led over fivehundred men into YouTube - Hernando Cortes: From the New World With Love (Part 1) Cortes became the mayor of Cuba and become close friends with Valazquez. Hernando Cortes is a famed Spanish explorer who, through rough leadership and
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Thor Heyerdahl—explorer
Extraordinary explorer and naturalist Thor Heyerdahl in the year 1947 during his famous 'Kon-Tiki' voyage through the Pacific Ocean used amateur radio equipments to communicate from his small reft on the high sea.
http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/EXPED.htm
Matthew Henson—Explorer
African-American North Pole Explorer Matthew Henson Matthew Henson biography (from San Jose State University) Matthew Henson: Artic Explorer: "Henson and Peary defy cold death in a race to the North Pole"
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Matthew_Henson
Leif Ericsson—explorer
ericsson Leif Ericson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - leif ericsson Leif Ericson ( Old Norse : Leifr EirÃksson ) (c. 970 â c. 1020 ) was a Norse explorer known to be the first European to have landed in North America (in Newfoundland and ... Leif Ericson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - leif ericsson Leif Ericson ( Old Norse : Leifr EirÃksson ) (c. 970 â c. 1020 ) was a Norse explorer thought to be the first European to have landed in North America .
http://www.boundtogether.org/leif-ericsson.html
Henry Morton Stanley—explorer
The Anglo-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley, welcomed by Kabaka Mutesa I (reigned 1852-1884), reported the king's eagerness to understand Christianity.
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/mutesa
Diogo Dias—explorer
Diogo Dias, Portuguese explorer Dinis Dias, Portuguese explorer Luisa Dias Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique Dias Gomes, Brazilian writer Gonçalves Dias, Brazilian poet Dias is the name of the one of the sons of Pelops in Greek mythology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIAS
Alexander Gordon Laing—explorer
Alexander Gordon Laing (December 27, 1793–September 26, 1826) was a Scottish explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu. Laing was born at Edinburgh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gordon_Laing
Alvise Cadamosto—explorer
Alvise Da Cadamosto was a Venetian explorer. He was born in 1432 and died in 1477. He explored the west coast of Africa as far south as the Rio Grande, and discovered the Cape Verde Islands in 1457.
http://www.galgani.it/free_encyclopedia/C1.HTM
Abel Janszoon Tasman—explorer
Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. Tasman is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC (United East India Company). His was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands, which he did in 1643. Tasman, his navigator Visscher, and his Merchant Gilsemans also mapped substantial portions of Australia, New Zealand ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Tasman
