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Discover Diplomacy: Around the World
The following map is a visual representation of the presence of the United States around the world. This interactive map shows our diplomats and their roles in their respective countries, places in the world where we practice diplomacy,...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Geostories: Emerging Explorers
Find out how modern-day explorers change the way we change our world in this interactive Geostory activity.
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One World Magazine: Antarctica: Terra Incognita
An online exhibit through which you can learn about Antarctica's explorers, the characteristics of the continent, and the peril faced by Antarctica's environment and ecosystems.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Geostories: Voyages Across the Ocean
Use this GeoStory in formal or informal instruction to provide information about the voyages of numerous historical navigators and explorers. This GeoStory helps students understand the importance of ocean exploration in contributing to...
HyperHistory Online
World History Chart: Route of Marco Polo
The travel route of explorer Marco Polo is outlined in this map.
NASA
Nasa: Comet Shoemaker Levy
This site from NASA, Jet Propulsion Lab, provides an extensive look at hundreds of photos and images of space and planets taken from various observatories from around the world. Links are provided throughout as well for additional...
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Unesco: Tanzania: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast. From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian...
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National Museum of Australia: Voyaging With a Needle: Embroidered Maps
Hand-embroidered map samplers, the work of women needle workers from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, convey what was known of the world at the time and traces the routes of explorers, such as James Cook, who were then active....
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Portrait of Vasco Da Gama
A nice biography of the great explorer focusing on how da Gama's voyage and discoveries changed the makeup of the world.
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Drawing: Inuk Hunting From His Kayak, 17th Century
John Davis, explorer of the new world. Provided is a summary of his voyages and primary source accounts of Cabot's voyages.
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Portrait: Sir Walter Raleigh
John Davis, explorer of the new world. Provided is a summary of his voyages and primary source accounts of Cabot's voyages.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Americus Vespucius
Americus Vespucius was an explorer and navigator and was the first person to demonstrate that the New World was a fourth continent.