arctic explorers

Arctic Explorers

Arctic Explorers

Antarctica Explorers

Africa Explorers

Explorer Behaim, Martin - Explorer Cadamosto, Alvise da - Explorer Dias, Bartolomeu - Explorer Eannes, Gil - Explorer berhardt, Isabella - Explorer Henry the Navigator - Explorer Kingsley, Mary - Explorer Burton, Sir Richard Francis - Explorer Clapperton, Hugh - African Explorers General Resources - Explorer Ibn Battuta, Abu Abdullah Muhammad - Explorer Lander, Richard - Explorer Livingstone, David - Explorer Park, Mungo - Explorer Speke, John Hanning

New World Explorers

Explorer Albanel, Charles - Explorer Balboa, Vasco Nunez de - Explorer Brûlé, Étienne - Explorer Cabot, John - Explorer Cadillac, Antoine de Lamothe - Explorer Cartier, Jacques - Explorer Champlain, Samuel de - Explorer Columbus Christopher - Conquistadors - Explorer Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de - Explorer Cortes, Hernando - Explorer De Soto, Hernando - Explorer Drake, Sir Francis - Explorer Du Lhut, Daniel Greysolon, Sieur - Explorer Fraser, Simon - Explorer Frobisher, Martin - General Resources - Explorer Gilbert, Humphrey - Explorer Hennepin, Louis - Explorer Hudson, Henry - d'Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne Explorer - Explorer Joliet, Louis - Explorer Kino, Eusebio - Explorer La Harpe, Jean Baptiste Bernard de - Explorer Lahontan, Baron - Explorer La Salle, René-Robert-Cavelier - Explorer La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de - Explorers Louis & Clark - Explorer Marquette, Jacques - Explorer MacKenzie, Sir Alexander - Explorer Narvaez, Panfilo de - Explorer Nicollet, Jean - Explorer Perrot, Nicolas - Explorer Pizarro, Francisco - Explorer Ponce de Leon, Juan - Explorer Quen, Jean de - Ribault, Jean - Radisson & Des Groseilliers - Explorer Thompson, David - Explorer Troyes, Pierre de - Explorer Vancouver, George - Explorer Vespucci, Amerigo

World Explorers

Explorer Cook, James - Explorer Da Gama, Vasco - Explorer Drake, Sir Francis - General Resources - Explorer Magellan, Ferdinand - Explorer Polo, Marco - Explorer Zheng He (Cheng Ho)

Arctic Explorer Robert E. Peary Was Born ___For younger students, the story of Peary and Henson and their Arctic exploration. - Illustrated - From the Library of Congress - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_peary_1.html

Explorers Voyage Toward North Pole __"In the summer of 1871, George Tyson joined an expedition outfitted by the U.S. Navy to attempt to reach the North Pole. Tyson was a 41-year old New England whaling captain, and had sailed the Arctic seas for twenty years before teaming up with the expedition as assistant navigator." You can read about this expedition here. - Text only - From Old News - http://www.oldnewspublishing.com/story1.htm

Hearne and Matonabbee - 18th Century ___"Samuel Hearne was an explorer, fur trader, author, artist and naturalist. He and Chipewyan Chief Matonabbee's expedition to the Arctic was hardly noticed in their day, but was a very important achievement." Topics include transportation, the first inland trading fort and three expeditions. - Illustrated - From Library and Archives Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorateurs/jeunesse/h3-1610-e.html

John Davis - 16th Century ___This website calls Davis the "Master Navigator". "John Davis (also spelled Davys) was a true explorer, combining great skill in navigation with patience and careful work. Three times, he tried to find the Northwest Passage. Though he failed, he went farther north than any explorer had gone before and mapped huge areas. This made it possible for later explorers to go further. He also invented the Davis Quadrant, a tool used for measuring the position of the ship on the Earth." Learn all about him and his voyages here. - Illustrated - From Library and Archives Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1350-e.html

Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen ___"Knud Rasmussen was an excellent explorer, interpreter, and translator. He documented many Inuit legends that may have gone unnoticed without him. His work helped future explorers and he will always be remembered as the first man to cross the Northwest Passage by dog sled." The story of this interesting man can be found here. - Text only - From Emuseum - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/rasmussen_knud.html

Louise Arner Boyd ___Ms. Boyd lived to a great age, during which time she made several trips to the Arctic region for a variety of reasons. This page provides an overview of her adventures. - Text only - From Enchamted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/b/boyd.shtml

Matthew Henson ___An excellent history of Matthew Henson's life and the expeditions in which he participated. - Illustrated - From Emuseum - http://www.unmuseum.org/henson.htm

Matthew Alexander Henson ___A good map accompanies this brief article about the first black man to reach the North Pole. - Illustrated - From Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henson.shtml

Muster Rolls of H ___A list of the men, arranged in descending order of rank, For each of Franklin's two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. - Text only - From Russell A. Potter, Ph.D. - http://www.ric.edu/rpotter/muster.html

Northwest Territory, Canada ... Explorers Galore!___"... a brief history of explorers looking for something other than Canada's north!" - Text only - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/4832/explore.html

Robert McClure - 19th Century ___Did McClure find the Northwest Passage as he searched for Franklin's lost expedition? Visit this website to find out. - Illustrated - From Library and Archives Canada - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/explorateurs/jeunesse/h3-1820-e.html

Robert Peary ___Good information about Perry's expedition to the North Pole, his partner, Matthew Henson, and the dispute about him being first to arrive at the Pole. - 1 photo - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/sfeature/peary.html

Sir John Franklin ___A comprehensive website about Franklin and his Arctic explorations which includes several images and links to relevant websites. - Illustrated - From Russell A. Potter, Ph.D. - http://www.ric.edu/rpotter/SJFranklin.html

Sir John Franklin - The Arctic and More 19th Century ___"Franklin is a controversial hero." This article, suitable for students of all ages, provides a good look at his exploits in the Arctic. - Illustrated - From Library and Archives Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/explorers/h24-1830-e.html

Vilhjalmur Stefansson ___"Stefansson's exploration of the Canadian Arctic led him to realize that the area was important economically, and he promoted polar development." Read about him here. - Text only - From Enchanted Learning - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/s/stefansson.shtml

Vitus Jonassen Bering ___Learn about "one of the world's most famous explorers." The information is accompanied by a map of his travels. - Illustrated - From the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory - http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/np/pages/vbering.html

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