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| [[Amerigo Vespucci]] || [[Spain]] || 1497-1502 || [[South America]] and [[West Indies]] | | [[Amerigo Vespucci]] || [[Spain]] || 1497-1502 || [[South America]] and [[West Indies]] | ||
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| − | | [[Pedro Cabral]] || [[Portugal]] || 1500 || Sailed around [[Africa]] to [[India]]; [[Brazil]] | + | | [[Pedro Cabral]] || [[Portugal]] || 1500 || Sailed around [[Africa]] to [[India]]; discovered [[Brazil]] |
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| − | | [[Vasco de Balboa]] || [[Spain]] || 1513 || [[Pacific Ocean]] | + | | [[Vasco de Balboa]] || [[Spain]] || 1513 || First to sight [[Pacific Ocean]] |
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| − | | [[Ferdinand Magellan]] || [[Spain]] || 1509-1522 || | + | | [[Ferdinand Magellan]] || [[Spain]] || 1509-1522 || Led first expedition to sail around the globe, but died mid way |
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| [[Juan Ponce de Leon]] || [[Spain]] || 1513 || [[Florida]] | | [[Juan Ponce de Leon]] || [[Spain]] || 1513 || [[Florida]] | ||
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| [[Samuel de Champlain]] || [[France]] || 1603-1609 || The [[Great Lakes]] and [[Quebec]] | | [[Samuel de Champlain]] || [[France]] || 1603-1609 || The [[Great Lakes]] and [[Quebec]] | ||
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| − | | [[Henry Hudson]] || [[ | + | | [[Henry Hudson]] || [[England]] || 1609 || [[Hudson River]] and [[Hudson Bay]] |
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[[category:history]] | [[category:history]] | ||