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Explorers

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This category includes sites about individual explorers and groups of explorers. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork. Biographies may be brief and sites may have several, perhaps connected by occupation, but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, and so forth.

Byrd, Richard

This category lists pages and sites about Richard Byrd, who led two Antarctic expeditions.

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Cabot, John and Sebastian

This category lists sites about John and Sebastian Cabot, a father and son who led voyages of discovery during the Tudor era.

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Cartier, Jacques

This category lists pages and sites about Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), the French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River and claimed Canada for France.

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Champlain, Samuel de

This category lists pages and sites about the French explorer Samuel de Champlain who established the trading post that eventually become the Canadian city of Quebec.

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Columbus, Christopher

This category lists sites about Christopher Columbus, who is widely created with discovering North America.

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Cook, James

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of British navigator and explorer James Cook (1728-1779) who led landmark voyages to the South Pacific.

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Sites that reflect an adult perspective on Cook''s life and/or voyages will not be listed here.

Da Gama, Vasco

This category lists pages and sites about the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469-1524), the first European to travel by sea to India. All submissions should be suitable for children to use for school projects and personal enrichment.

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de Soto, Hernando

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (1500?-1542?) who explored much of the state of Florida.

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Sites that reflect an adult perspective on de Soto''s life or contain material that children cannot easily understand will not be listed here.

Drake, Francis

This category lists pages and sites about the English explorer Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) who sailed all the way around the world.

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Ericson, Leif

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the Viking explorer Leif Ericson (975-1020). These listings are suitable for children to use for school projects and/or personal enrichment.

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Henry the Navigator

This category lists pages and sites about the prince of Portugal Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) who helped his nation establish trade with West Africa. All submissions should be suitable for children to use for school projects and personal enrichment.

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Henson, Matthew

This category lists sites about the life and achievements of African-American explorer Matthew Henson (1866-1955), a member of the 1909 expedition led by American explorer Robert Peary that is generally credited with discovering the North Pole.

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Hudson, Henry

This category lists pages and sites about the English explorer Henry Hudson who searched for the Northwest Passage. All submissions should be suitable for children to use for school projects and personal enrichment.

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Jolliet, Louis

This category lists pages and sites about the French explorer Louis Joliet (1645-1700) who explored the Mississippi River along with Jacques Marquette.

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Lewis and Clark

This category lists pages and sites about Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838), commanders of an overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806).

Livingstone, David

This category lists sites about the life of David Livingstone (1813-1873), a Scottish missionary and physician, who spent half his life exploring southern and central Africa.

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Magellan, Ferdinand

This category lists pages and sites about the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). Magellan led the first expedition that sailed all the way around the world, but died before the journey ended.

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Marquette, Jacques

This category lists pages and sites about the French explorer Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) who first explored the Mississippi River region.

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Peary, Robert

This category lists sites about the life of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), the American explorer generally credited with leading the first party to reach the North Pole.

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Polo, Marco

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Marco Polo, the Venetian trader who explored China.

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Ponce de León, Juan

This category lists sites and pages about the life of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1460?-1521), who is commonly credited with discovering Florida.

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Raleigh, Walter

This category lists pages and sites about the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) who led expeditions to North and South America. All submissions should be suitable for children to use for school projects and personal enrichment.

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Vespucci, Amerigo

This category lists pages and sites about the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) who is often credited with naming America.

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