Famous Explorers

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Across
  1. 4. French explorer of North America and the St. Lawrence River.
  2. 6. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
  3. 8. Chinese explorer and diplomat of the Ming dynasty.
  4. 10. Conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
  5. 11. English navigator known for his explorations in North America.
  6. 12. French explorer and founder of Quebec City.
  7. 16. Scottish explorer and missionary in Africa.
  8. 18. Portuguese explorer who circumnavigated the globe.
  9. 19. Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to the South Pole.
Down
  1. 1. Norse explorer who likely reached North America.
  2. 2. Danish-Russian explorer of the Bering Strait.
  3. 3. English explorer in search of the Northwest Passage.
  4. 4. Italian navigator who explored North America for England.
  5. 5. Italian explorer who reached the Americas.
  6. 7. Italian explorer who lent his name to America.
  7. 9. British navigator and explorer of the Pacific.
  8. 13. American leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
  9. 14. German naturalist and explorer of the Americas.
  10. 15. Portuguese explorer who reached India by sea.
  11. 17. English sea captain and circumnavigator.