Portuguese navigator
1497, da gama was ordered by the Portuguese king to lead four ships from the southern port of Lisbon, passing through the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa and then heading for the Indian Ocean.
1498 In April, the expedition arrived in Kenya and crossed the Indian Ocean safely with the help of an Arab navigator. On May 20th, I finally arrived in Kosek, an important town on the west coast of India.
Da Gama was amazed at India's prosperity and exotic scenery, and went to India from Europe along the same route in 1502 and 1524.
Christopher Columbus (145 1- 1506)
Italian navigator
When people realized that the earth was round, but no one thought about how to spend it, Columbus lobbied around the world, hoping to get support for the exploration of westbound routes.
He moved the ambitious king of Spain at that time, gave him three sailboats and supplies, led 120 men, and set sail from the port of Los Angeles on August 3, 492.
Columbus waited anxiously for the emergence of the mainland in the endless Atlantic Ocean. Finally, after 69 days, I arrived in the Bahamas in Central America. The fleet set sail for home on1493 65438+1October1May, and completed the voyage in just 60 days, ending the journey of discovering the new continent.
James Cook James Cook (1728- 1779)
British explorer
From 1768 to 177 1 year, ordered by the British naval headquarters and the Royal Society, he sailed to the South Pacific for the first time and discovered Tahiti in 1769.
In A.D. 1778, the "Determination" and "Discovery" under the command of Captain Cook discovered Hawaii and landed on Kauai.
Magellan Ferdinand Magellan (about 1480- 152 1)
Portuguese navigator and explorer
He has sailed for Portugal (1505- 15 12) and Spain (1519-1521). Start from Spain, bypass South America, find strait of magellan, and then cross the Pacific Ocean. Although she was killed in the Philippines, her ship continued to sail westward to Spain, completing the first round-the-world voyage, and is now considered as the first person to travel around the world.