Most Important Explorers

explored South America, he wa an allround genius

Known widely as the explorer who discovered America, he is more truly credited with sharing such exciting tales and accurate mapping and product information that he spurred many others to sail to and finally make home in the Americas.

Without Magellan, exploration might have ground to a halt, at least for some time. He was the first ever to brave and succeed a trip around the world. When he left, no one was sure the earth was even round, but when he came back, the possibilities were endless since sailors would no longer have to worry about falling off the edge of the earth!

he explored central Africa all alone

explorer of central Africa

explorer of the Middle East

The pioneers of the Mississippi River, the information and geography they discovered and recorded was critical to progress in America and began the westward frontierism that made us what we are today.

Eriksson was the first European to sail to and record experiences in North America - he paved the way for the rest who would come much later.

The Piri Reis map is a pre-modern world map compiled in 1513 from military intelligence by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. The approximately one-third of the map that survives shows the western coasts of Europe and North Africa and the coast of Brazil with reasonable accuracy. Various Atlantic islands including the Azores and Canary Islands are depicted, as is the mythical island of Antillia and possibly Japan. The historical importance of the map lies in its demonstration of the extent of exploration of the New World by approximately 1510, perhaps before others. It used 10 Arabian sources, 4 Indian maps sourced from Portuguese and one map of Columbus.

Most traveled explorer EVER! He traveled to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, over the course of 30 years. He is the islamic version of Marco Polo... or should i say Marco Polo is the christian versian of Ibn Battuta.

Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean - a crucial point in exploration to move forward.