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Christopher Columbus was not the first person to find America, because the Vikings had achieved it about 500 years earlier.
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10 Interesting Fact About Famous explorers and expeditions
10 Interesting Fact About Famous explorers and expeditions
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Christopher Columbus was not the first person to find America, because the Vikings had achieved it about 500 years earlier.
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
Neil Armstrong is the first human being running on the month on July 20, 1969.
Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to succeed around the world in the 16th century.
Ernest Shackleton led an expedition to Antarctica in 1914 and managed to save all its members even though their ship sank.
Marco Polo is an explorer who spends 24 years exploring Asia and is a source of inspiration for many other adventurers.
Vasco da Gama was the first person to reach India by sea route from Europe in 1498.
Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911.
Lewis and Clark led the first expedition to succeed in crossing the United States from east to west in 1804-1806.
James Cook is a ship captain who carried out three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean and managed to find Australia and the Hawaii Islands.
