Famous Explorers

5. - Spanish conquistador who led the expeditions that conquered the Inca Empire in South America.
7. - Italian explorer who sailed for England and explored parts of North America, including Newfoundland and Labrador.
10. - British explorer who led expeditions to the Antarctic and is known for his remarkable survival during the Endurance expedition.
12. - American aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
14. - Norwegian explorer who led the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911.
16. - British explorer who made voyages to the Pacific Ocean, including the first European contact with Australia and Hawaii.
17. - English navigator who explored parts of North America, including the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
18. Gama - Portuguese explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, establishing a sea route to India.
19. - American explorer known for his role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition, exploring the western portion of the United States.
20. He - Chinese explorer who led voyages to Southeast Asia, India, and Africa in the 15th century.

1. - Portuguese explorer who led the first circumnavigation of the Earth from 1519 to 1522.
2. - Scottish explorer and missionary who explored Africa, particularly the region of the Zambezi River.
3. - American astronaut who became the first person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
4. - Norwegian explorer who made significant contributions to the fields of polar exploration and oceanography.
6. - Italian explorer who recognized that the lands discovered by Columbus were part of a new continent, which was later named after him.
8. - American explorer and leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
9. - Welsh journalist and explorer who is famous for his exploration of central Africa and his encounter with David Livingstone.
11. - Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, discovering the Americas.
13. - New Zealand mountaineer who, along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
15. - British explorer who competed with Amundsen to reach the South Pole but tragically died on the return journey.