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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 :
Answer

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