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FOURTEEN AMAZING JOURNEYS |
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340 BC Pytheas the Greek Sails to the Arctic Circle |
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12 | (6) |
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AD 1003 Leif eriksson reaches the coast of america |
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18 | (6) |
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1271-1274 Marco Polo Rides the Silk Road to China |
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24 | (6) |
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1405-1407 Admiral Zheng he Crosses the Indian Ocean |
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30 | (6) |
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1492 Christopher Columbus Sails to the Caribbean |
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36 | (3) |
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1519-1522 Ferdinand Magellan's fleet circumnavigates the world |
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39 | (5) |
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1768-1771 Captain Cook maps the Pacific Ocean |
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44 | (6) |
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1858-1864 David Bivingstone explores the Zambezi River |
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50 | (3) |
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1895 Mary Kingsley travels alone in West Africa |
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53 | (3) |
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1928 Umberto Nobile Flies Over the North Pole |
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56 | (6) |
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1932 Auguste Piccard ascends into the stratosphere |
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62 | (4) |
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1960 Jacques Piccard Dives to the Challenger Deep |
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66 | (4) |
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1953 Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay climb Everest |
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70 | (6) |
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1969 Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin land on the moon |
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