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Vasco da Gama discovered sea route to India in 1498
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492
Ferdinand Magellan led first circumnavigation of Earth
Marco Polo traveled from Italy to China in 13th century
Captain James Cook explored Australia and New Zealand
Roald Amundsen first reached the South Pole in 1911
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first climbed Everest 1953
Bartolomeu Dias was first European to round Cape of Good Hope
Ibn Battuta was a famous Moroccan traveler who visited India
Zheng He led Chinese naval expeditions in 15th century
Robert Peary claimed to reach the North Pole in 1909
Neil Armstrong was first human on the Moon in 1969
Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese traveler who visited India in 7th century AD
Fa Hien was a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who visited India in 5th century AD
Yuri Gagarin was first human in space on April 12 1961 in Vostok 1