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History of Maritime Exploration
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Christopher Columbus
Discovery of the New World, redefining of world geography
Vasco da Gama
First European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by an ocean route
Ferdinand Magellan
His expedition was the first to circumnavigate the Earth
James Cook
Made detailed maps of Newfoundland and the South Pacific, first recorded European contact with eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands
Marco Polo
His accounts of his travels to China opened up Asia to Europe
Zheng He
Commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433
Viking Exploration
Leif Eriksson established a Norse settlement at Vinland on the eastern shores of modern Canada
Bartolomeu Dias
First European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia
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