Great Explorers of the 20th Century

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According to Merriam-Webster On-Line Dictionary an explorer is: one that explores; especially: a person who travels in search of geographical or scientific information. In social studies, and especially world history, we frequently study explorers. For example, people such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, and Zheng He were important sea explorers who made important geographical discoveries that changed the world's understanding of what the world looked like.

As the centuries have unfolded many might wonder what else have explorers discovered and what is left for the adventures of today. This website is here to help fill that gap in our information. This website is about explorers of the 20th century. Though this is far from a finished list of who are explorers today, this website was made in order to help students start to imagine new possibilities in what they can explore. Whether you want to go to the highest point on earth, the south pole, space or beyond this website introduces you to some people have have reached for their dreams. Not everyone reached their destination, but everyone was tranformed by the experience. I invite you to make your own exploration of this website and learn more about the explorers of our age!