Explored Australia and Oceania
Sought the Northwest Passage
Crossed Sahara in Automobile
First Female Solo Flight Across Atlantic
Demonstrated New World as Separate Landmass
Climbed Mount Everest
Led US Exploring Expedition
Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America
First Circumnavigation of the Globe
Conquered Inca Empire
Spanish conquistador, explored Mexico to Kansas in 1540-1542, mapping southwestern USA
Explored West Africa
Explored North American Coast
Early European Explorer of Timbuktu