In 1770, on his ship the HMB Endeavour, Cook charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. This area has since been credited as one of the world’s most dangerous areas to navigate. He later disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent. Cook’s vo...
Natives who came in contact with the expedition later claimed that Crozier tried to lead the survivors south in search of help. Most if not all of the men are believed to have died during the journey, and recent evidence shows some even resorted to cannibalism. Spurred on by Franklin’s wi...
More studies are needed to fully explore the routes of these early masters of the sea.1. Cook and Banks might believe the first Polynesians came from A. Greece B. Australia C. Southeast Asia D. the South Pacific2. Which of the following seemed to prove Heyerdahl's theory true? A. ...
A female sailor who cross-dressed to discover the world from a different angle, an African-American aviator who looked past racial and gender discrimination to become a pilot, a fearless investigative journalist who circumnavigated the globe in 72 days, and a housewife who didn’t let age and...
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Afonso de Albuquerque (14??-1515) was a Portuguese soldier and explorer who sailed to the Spice Islands (the Moluccas, a group of Islands in Indonesia) in 1507-1511, trying to monopolize trade with this area; from Europe, he sailed around Africa to the Indian Ocean. He was appointed the...
List of notable or famous explorers from France, with bios and photos, including the top explorers born in France and even some popular explorers who ...
A further voyage followed to Australia and the Western Pacific where amongst other aims, she tried to find some trace of an earlier trip made by the originalL'Astrolabeafter which she was named. Traces were found and some artefacts returned to France. ...
Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer who was the first person to fly over the North Pole in a dirigible (May 11-13, 1926) and was the first person to reach the South Pole. Amundsen and his small expedition reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, traveling by...
Who are the Quechua? What countries make up the Polynesian islands? Who is the leader of the Mi'kmaq tribe? Where is the Haida tribe from? Who are the Indigenous peoples of Australia? How many of the Polynesian islands have been pillaged? What is Haida? What is unique about the Polynesia...