May 26, 2024, 12:36 PM IST
Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to set foot on continental America.
Zheng He's fleet consisted of hundreds of ships and thousands of men, that showcased China's naval power and facilitated diplomatic and trade relations.
Ferdinand Magellan is often credited as being the first person to have circumnavigated the globe.
Marco Polo a Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled along the Silk Road from Europe to Asia.
Ibn Battuta was a medieval traveller who wrote one of the world's most famous travel logs. His work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75,000 miles.
Christopher Columbus was often called the “discoverer” of the New World, as he embarked on 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean between 1492 and 1504.
Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, was the first to reach the South Pole, during an Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912.