Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the sea route to India from Europe in 1498.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with circumnavigating the globe in 1522.

Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer who is credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the Strait of Magellan in 1520.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the Philippines in 1521.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the Moluccas in 1521.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the Spice Islands in 1521.

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering the East Indies in 1498.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the West Indies in 1492.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is credited with discovering the New World in 1492.

Robert Peary was an American explorer who is credited with discovering the North Pole in 1909.

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who is credited with discovering the South Pole in 1911.

Edmund Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer who is credited with reaching the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.