List of Geographical Discoveries of the World:

DiscoverDiscovererYear
America     Christopher Columbus1472
Australia    Captain James Cook1770
BrazilPedro Alvares Cabral1500
Cape of Good HopeBartholomeu Dias1488
ChinaMarco Polo
GreenlandNorseman Eric
Hawaiian IslandsCaptain James Cook1770
Hudson Bay                  Henry Hudson1610
Lake TanganyikaRichard Francis Burton1858
NewfoundlandJohn Cabot1497
Nigeria river in AfricaMungo park1795
North AmericaLeif Ericsson
North Pole Robert Peary1909
Planets       Johannes Kepler1609
Sea route to India via Cape of Good HopeVasco-da-Gama (Portugal)1498
Solar System       Nicolaus Copernicus1540
South Pole Roald Amundsen1911
Suez CanalFerdinand de Lesseps1854
Tasmania IslandAbel Tasman (Dutch)1642
Victoria FallsDavid Livingstone1855
Strait of MagellanMagellan (Portuguese)1520

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