10 Interesting Fact About Famous explorers and their discoveries

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• Marco Polo is an explorer who spends 17 years in China and is known as the first European who records about Chinese culture.
• Christopher Columbus actually did not find America, but found the Caribbean Islands and South America.
• Vasco da Gama is a Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route to India in 1498.
• Ferdinand Magellan is a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to surround the world, even though he himself did not finish his journey.
• James Cook is a British explorer who discovered Australia and explored the southern Pacific.
• Amerigo Vespucci is an Italian explorer who gives American name to the new continent found by Columbus.
• Sir Francis Drake is a famous British explorer for helping to defeat the Spanish fleet and become the first British to surround the world.
• Roald Amundsen is the Norwegian explorer who became the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911.
• Neil Armstrong is American Astronaut who became the first person to run in the month in 1969.
• Jacques Cousteau is a French explorer who is famous for exploring marine life and developing modern diving technology.