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Explorers and Empire Builders

Captain James Cook

David Livingstone

Rene’ Caillie’

North Pole & South Pole

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Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook Born 1728 Died 1779

British

The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is shown in redredredred, second voyage in greengreengreengreen, and third voyage in blublublublueeee. The route of Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed blue line.

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David Livingstone

David Livingstone Born 1813 Died 1873

British

Henry Morton Stanley meets David Livingstone Victoria Falls

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Rene’ Caillie’

An artist’s impression of Timbuktu, the mystical city

of gold!

Rene’ Caillie Born 1799 Died 1838

French

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Robert Peary Born 1856 Died 1920 Nationality American

First Explorer to reach the North Pole

Robert Edwin PearyRobert Edwin PearyRobert Edwin PearyRobert Edwin Peary (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. Peary's claim was widely credited for most of the 20th century, though it was criticized even in its own day and is today widely doubted

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First Explorer to reach the South Pole

Captain Roald Amundsen at the wheel leaving home for the North Pole

Roald E. G. Amundsen Born 1872 Died 1928

Nationality: Norwegian