Explorers
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Explorer Giovanni da Verrazano
This one-time pirate was the first to explore North America's Atlantic Coast for France but his exploits are largely forgotten today. more...
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...
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David Douglas Botanical Expeditions
By:
Kathleen Airdrie
The Scot David Douglas had little formal education, yet became a famous botanical explorer through his work in western North America. more...
What Happened to Amelia Earhart?
By: Scott Hayden
No one has been able to explain exactly what happened to Amelia Earhart, the Kansas pilot who vanished over the Pacific Ocean when she attempted to fly around the world. more...
Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator who, sailing under the Spanish flag, landed on the outlying islands of what would become the Americas. more...
India Adventure Trip, Sikkim and Rhododendrons
By:
Lito Apostolakou
The most prominent British botanist of the 19th century, Joseph Dalton Hooker travelled to Sikkim, India and was responsible for the rhododendron craze in England. more...
Aime Tschiffely's Ride Across the Americas
By: Lynda Osborne
Aime Tschiffely came up with a plan for the adventure of a life time. He proposed to trek the length of the America's riding from Argentina to the United States. more...
Neil Armstrong – American Astronaut
Neil Armstrong commanded Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft to visit the moon. more...
Ferdinand Magellan – Sailor and Explorer
During a time when many believed the world to be flat, the journey of Ferdinand Magellan proved the world to be round. more...
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