Individuals responsible for notable and significant efforts to search for geographical information.
This category is about the historical personas Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and their journeys. It is not the place for contemporary tourist information on the Lewis and Clark trail. Please submit such sites to the appropriate /Regional/North_America/United_States/Travel_and_Tourism/ subcategory.
Sites and pages devoted to Roald Amundsen (1872-1928). A Norwegian explorer, he located the Magnetic North Pole and led the first expedition to reach the South Pole.
Sites and pages devoted to Richard Byrd (1888-1957). Aviator and explorer, he made the first flight over the North Pole, and led several Antarctic expeditions.
Sites and pages devoted to Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca (1490?-1557?). Spanish explorer who led an expedition across Southern North America, of which only four of 300 members survived.
Sites and pages devoted to Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510-1554). A Spanish Conquistador and explorer of Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
Sites and pages devoted to Hernando De Soto (1500-1542). Spanish explorer who traveled the southeastern United States, and credited as the first European to find the Mississippi River.
Sites and pages devoted to Leif Ericson (?-1020?). Viking explorer credited as the first European to discover and settle Greenland, and lead an expedition to Newfoundland.
This category lists websites about the Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land to 1843, and Royal Navy Artic explorer, who is presumed to have died on 11th June 1847,
while his expedition for the North West Passage was curtailed by his ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror being trapped in ice.
Sites and pages devoted to Henry Hudson (?-1611). English explorer who traversed the Northeast coast of North America, including the bay and strait that bear his name.
Sites and pages devoted to Mohammed Ibn Batuta (1304-1377). A Tangier traveler who covered over 70,000 miles in 30 years while visiting Muslim countries.
Sites and pages devoted to al-Hassan ibn Mohammed al-Wezaz, al-Fasi (1492?-1550?), also known as Johannes Leo, Leo the African, and Leo Africanus. Spanish traveler and author of "Geographical Historie of Africa."
Sites and pages devoted to Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838). Commanders of an overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806).
This category is about the historical personas Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and their journeys. It is not the place for contemporary tourist information on the Lewis and Clark trail. Please submit such sites to the appropriate /Regional/North_America/United_States/Travel_and_Tourism/ subcategory.
Sites and pages devoted to Ferdinand Magellan (?-1521). Commander of the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he was killed during the voyage.
Sites and pages devoted to John Wesley Powell (1834-1902). An American geologist and Union army Major who led a government-funded expedition through the Colorado River and Grand Canyon.
Sites and pages devoted to Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912). English naval officer who successfully led the second expedition to the South Pole, although the entire party died during the return journey.
Sites and pages devoted to Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512). Italian explorer who sailed the coast of Venezuela and for whom the American continents are named.