The Great Explorer

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On 14 December 1911 and with the help of sleigh dogs, Amundsen reached the South Pole, beating his British rival Robert Falcon Scott.

10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World

What starts as tiredness and lethargy turns to gum disease, bleeding from the skin, difficulty healing from wounds, and eventual death.One of the best-known figures in maritime history, Cook’s best-known for three major voyages in the 1700s. The expedition, begun by Magellan but completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano, resulted in the first circumnavigation of the earth. 10. Juan Sebastián Elcano (c. 1476-1526)

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Thankfully, the rest of the crew survived and, somehow, continued onto the Spice Islands where they arrived in November. By Aurélio de Figueiredo - Revista de História da Biblioteca Nacional (Issue 55), April 2010, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11224829

By Robert Peary – Christie’s, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31193392 Having captured the capital and subdued neighbouring territories, Cortés became the absolute ruler of a territory extending from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.