10 Interesting Fact About Historical explorations and expeditions

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• The first exploration to the north pole was carried out by Robert Peary in 1909.
• Christopher Columbus is actually looking for a route to India while exploring America.
• Ernest Shackleton expedition to Antarctica in 1914 and managed to save all the crews of his ship after his ship sank.
• James Cook is a British sailor who did three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean and found many new islands.
• Marco Polo is an Italian explorer who traveled to Asia in the 13th century and wrote a book about his experience called The Travel of Marco Polo.
• Ferdinand Magellan is a Portuguese sailor who traveled around the world in the 16th century.
• Vasco da Gama is a Portuguese sailor who managed to find a sea route to India in the 15th century.
• Lewis and Clark expedition to the west of the United States in the early 19th century to explore the region to the United States government.
• Neil Armstrong was the first person to run in the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.
• Roald Amundsen was an Norwegian explorer who reached the South Pole in 1911 before Robert Scott from England.