Indian Sailors and Explorers

Magellan Elcano was a Spanish explorer who completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1522.

Zheng He was a Chinese explorer who led several voyages to the Malabar Coast in the 15th century.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who led several voyages to the Americas in the 15th century.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe in 1522.

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who led the first voyage to India around the Cape of Good Hope in 1498.

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911.

Ernest Shackleton was an Irish explorer who led several expeditions to the Antarctic in the early 20th century.

Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who traveled to China and other parts of Asia in the 13th century.

Athanasius Nikitin was a Russian explorer who traveled to India in the 15th century.

Afonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese explorer who led several expeditions to India in the 16th century.

John Cabot was an Italian explorer who led several voyages to North America in the 15th century.

Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese explorer who led the first voyage to Brazil in 1500.

Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira was a Spanish explorer who led several expeditions to the Pacific Ocean in the 16th century.