Geography
Have you heard the term voyagers? Since olden times voyagers have ventured into faraway lands for explorations. Many a time they discovered new lands. Name any three famous explorers and write briefly about them under the following headings:
- Name :
- the country she/he belonged to :
- the expedition which made her/him famous :
- the year in which it was done :
- the discord that followed (if any) :
- any landmark named after her/him :
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EXPLORER I —
- Name : Christopher Columbus
- the country she belonged to : Italy
- the expedition which made him famous : Discovery of the new lands of Americas while searching for a sea route to India
- the year in which it was done : 1492
- the discord that followed (if any) : Columbus's voyage led to the European colonization of the Americas
- any landmark named after him : Columbus city in the USA
EXPLORER II —
- Name : Vasco da Gama
- the country he belonged to : Portugal
- the expedition which made him famous : First European to reach India by sea via the Cape of Good Hope
- the year in which it was done : 1498
- the discord that followed (if any) : Conflicts with local rulers and traders on the Indian coast
- any landmark named after her/him : Vasco da Gama city in Goa, India
EXPLORER III —
- Name : Ferdinand Magellan
- the country she/he belonged to : Portugal
- the expedition which made her/him famous : First expedition to circumnavigate the globe
- the year in which it was done : 1519-1522
- the discord that followed (if any) : He was killed in the Philippines before completing the journey
- any landmark named after her/him : The Strait of Magellan in South America
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