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1. In 1999 who was the Australia's youngest person to circumnavigate the world in a yacht?
2. British explorer of the Brisbane River and, more importantly, he established the first British colony in Western Australia.
3. A British explorer and botanist who undertook extensive exploration of Australia and collected thousands of plants, giving them to Kew Gardens in London.
4. Known for underwater documentaries, this woman with her husband Ron, is _____?
5. Who was the first Australian woman to circumnavigate the world solo by yacht?
6. British explorer and surveyor of the eastern coast of Australia during the 1830s and 1840s.
7. British explorer in the late 1820s who undertook three explorations that concentrated on Australia's river systems and the inland sea.
8. Australian explorer and conservationist, who unfortunately died on one of his trips.
9. A Dutch explorer from the 17th century who landed in Shark Bay, Western Australia.
10. Dutch explorer of the 17th century noted for the exploration of Van Diemen's Land.
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