Po Geografiia 6 Klass Puteshestviia I Geograficheskie Otkrytiia Tablitsa -

First to reach from Europe by sea, sailing around Africa. Christopher Columbus 1492–1504

Discovered the while searching for a western route to India. Amerigo Vespucci 1499–1502 First to reach from Europe by sea, sailing around Africa

Mapped much of the Pacific and was the first European to encounter and the Hawaiian Islands. F. Bellingshausen & M. Lazarev 1819–1821 First to reach from Europe by sea, sailing around Africa

Led the first , proving the world is round and the oceans are connected. James Cook 1768–1779 First to reach from Europe by sea, sailing around Africa

Proved that the lands Columbus found were a , later named "America" in his honor. Ferdinand Magellan 1519–1522

Leaders of the Russian expedition that discovered the last continent: . How to Use This Information