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For five years he searched for the fabled North-West Passage only to suffer a mutiny and disappear in the bay that bears his name. more...
Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth
Ponce de Leon has been long associated with the search for the Fountain of Youth, but was he really looking for it? more...
Adventurous Etienne Brûlé, paved the way for future explorations of the Canadian wilderness, covering his name in glory until his final act of treason. more...
Jean-François de La Roche de Roberval
Pirate, colonist, Protestant rebel, Roberval added a colourful page to the early history of Canada. more...
Seeking China he found Canada and the beginnings of the British Empire. more...
In search of the north-west passage to the fabled lands of China he instead found the majestic beauty of Canada. more...
Gil Eannes' would become legendary for his bravery as he sailed where no European had gone before. more...
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Elcano was captain of the carrack Victoria, the first European ship to completely circumnavigate the globe. more...
Ibn Battutta was a Moroccan-born Muslim who travelled the greater part of 75,000 miles over the course of his lifetime. more...
Pilot Punch Dickins Canadian Aviation Pioneer
By: Kathleen Airdrie
Pilot Clennell Haggerston 'Punch' Dickins was a Canadian World War I flying ace, flight instructor, bush pilot, and explorer. more...
Daniel Boone pioneered early American expansion and helped to settle the country, becoming an enduring American legend. more...
By: Barry Vale
Fridtjof Nansen was born on 10 October 1861 just outside the Norwegian capital of Oslo then known as Christiania. more...
Leif Ericsson and the Mystery of Vinland
By: Monica Resendes
Four centuries before Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic from Spain, Leif Ericsson (c. 970-1020), a Nordic explorer, landed on the shores of North America. more...
Egyptian Treasures and Belzoni the Strongman
By: Lito Apostolakou
After a career as a circus strongman, Belzoni amazed the world with the Egyptian treasures he unearthed. more...
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