The North-west and North-east passages 1576-1611 . d discovers Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Erebus and Terror (named after his ships).1845-47. Franklins last Livingstone explores the Zambesi, and discovers the Victoria MClure succeeds in the North-West Burton and Speke discover Lake Tanganyika, and Speke discovers Victoria Stuart crosses Australia from south to Livingstone explores Lake Baker discovers Albert Livingstone discovers Lake Cameron crosses equatorial
The North-west and North-east passages 1576-1611 . d discovers Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Erebus and Terror (named after his ships).1845-47. Franklins last Livingstone explores the Zambesi, and discovers the Victoria MClure succeeds in the North-West Burton and Speke discover Lake Tanganyika, and Speke discovers Victoria Stuart crosses Australia from south to Livingstone explores Lake Baker discovers Albert Livingstone discovers Lake Cameron crosses equatorial Stanley explores the Congo River, and opens up Centra Nordenskiold succeeds in the North-East Stanleys expedition to rescue Emin Pasha. He dis-covers the Pigmies, and the Ruwenzori (the Mountains of the Moon).1893-97. Nansens voyage across the Arctic Ocean in the Fram. He reaches farthest north (86° 14).1909. Peary reaches the North Pole. 1911. Amundsen reaches the South Pole. 1912. Scott reaches the South Sir Martin Frobisher FROBLSHER. FIRST VOYAGE (1576)By George Best Our General, Captain Frobisher, being persuaded ofa new and nearer passage to Cataya than by Capode Buona Speranca, which the Portugals yearly use,began first with himself to devise, and then with hisfriends to confer, and laid a plain plot unto them thatthat voyage was not only possible by the north-west,but also he could prove easy to be performed. Andfurther, he determined and resolved with himself to gomake full proof thereof, and to accomplish or bringtrue certificate of the truth, or else never to returnagain, knowing this to be the only thing of the worldthat was left yet undone, whereby a notable mind mightbe made famous and fortunate. But although his willwere great to perform this notable voyage, whereof hehad conceived in his mind a great hope by sundry surereasons and secret intelligence, which here for sundrycauses I leave untouched; yet he wanted altogethe
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