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 :

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