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1. In 1513 I crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.
2. Commanding the vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror I explored the Antarctic in 1841 and discovered a sea that has been named after me.
3. In 1524 I explored the Atlantic coast from Florida to New Brunswick and in 1964 a long suspension bridge was named in my honor.
4. Aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960 I made a bold voyage to the floor of the Mariana Trench.
5. In 1911 I was the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole and in 1926 I led an air expedition of the North Pole.
6. I was born in Wales and from 1830 to 1843 I was Surveyor General of India and I explored areas as far north as Nepal.
7. Sailing for Carthage around the 5th century BCE, I led a fleet of 60 ships and explored the northwestern coast of Africa.
8. I was a French Jesuit missionary and in 1673 I was part of the first group of Europeans to explore the northern Mississippi River.
9. Born in Scotland in 1815, I led the first expedition to travel round trip from south to north through the center of the Australian mainland.
10. I was an officer in the United States Army and I explored many peaks of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the early 1800s.
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