Famous Explorers: Facts, Information and Resources

Welcome to the Primary Facts page all about explorers and adventurers, exploration and journeys of discovery.

Click the links below to find the facts you are looking for.

• Vasco da Gama
• Leif Ericson
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Captain James Cook
• Sir Ernest Shackleton
• Captain Scott
• Roald Amundsen
• George Mallory
• Sir Edmund Hillary
• David Livingstone
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Sir Francis Drake
• Sir Walter Raleigh