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James cook November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779 He was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.
Zhang He Zhang he was born in to a Muslim family in china's Yunnan-Province. He commanded seven large naval expeditions from to 1433. He was the most famous navigator in chinese history, Zheng and his crews sailed the East China sea, the South China sea, and the Indian Ocean, reaching more than 30 lands along the coasts of Asia and Africa.
Vasco Da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal. He was portuguese see captain and explorer. He commanded the frist fleet to reach India from Europe Da Gama sailed around the cape of good hope to India in the late 1490's His voyage opened the first-all-water trade route between Europe and Asia.
Christopher Columbus was born sometime between August,25 and October.31, 1451 in Genoa, then the capital of a self-governing area on the northeast coast of italy. He was an outstanding navigator and organizer of expeditions. He achieved fance by sailing across the Athlantic Ocean from Europe in west word, between 1492 and 1504, Columbes explored what are now the west Indies and parts of central and south America.
The age of Exploration
Samuel de Champlain was born in Brouage,France,near Bochefort. He was a French explorer who founded the canodian city of Quebec. He helped colonize French North America, once known as New France, and is often called the Father of New France.
Fedinand Magellan was born about 1480 in northern Portugal. Magellan was the first European to enter the Pacific from the eponymous Strait of Magellan, which he discovered. He was also the first European to reach the archipelago of what is now known as the Philippines, which was unknown to the western world before his landing.
