10 Interesting Fact About The world's most famous explorers

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• Christopher Columbus, a famous explorer from Spain, actually did not know that he found the American continent. He believes that he has reached Asia when he landed in America.
• Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the top of Mount Everest in 1953.
• Neil Armstrong, Astronaut United States, became the first person to run in the month in 1969.
• Marco Polo, Italian explorer, is one of the most famous explorers in the world. He spent 24 years in Asia and found many new things.
• Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer, managed to find direct sea routes from Europe to India.
• James Cook, British explorer, once made three trips to the Pacific Ocean and found many new islands.
• Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911.
• Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer, had traveled around the world in 1519-1522.
• David Livingstone, a British explorer, is one of the famous explorers who started the service mission in Africa.
• Jacques Cousteau, a French explorer, is a sea scientist and the inventor of the famous scuba diving tool. He also made a documentary about marine life which is very popular.