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Events relating to exploration
Stanley sets off from Bagamoyo, intending to resume the exploration of central Africa where Livingstone left off
Stanley passes Nyangwe on the Lualaba, the furthest point down the Congo river system reached by Livingstone
Stanley completes his exploration of the Congo, reaching the Atlantic coast at Boma after a three-year journey
Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen sails into the Arctic in the purpose-built Fram, beginning a three-year expedition to reach the North Pole
Robert Falcon Scott sets off in the Discovery on his first expedition to the Antarctic
Roald Amundsen and his crew are the first to achieve the Northwest Passage, in a journey lasting three years in a 70-ft fishing boat
Ernest Shackleton, leading an expedition to the Antarctic, locates the south magnetic pole
Sea captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier unveils a plaque in the Arctic Archipelago, declaring that all the islands belong to Canada
Louis Blériot is the first to fly across the English Channel, winning the £1000 prize offered by the Daily Mail
Robert Falcon Scott sails south in the Terra Nova on his second voyage towards the South Pole
The lost Inca city of Machu Picchu is reached by US archaeologist Hiram Bingham
Roald Amundsen and his Norwegian team become the first people to stand at the South Pole
Robert Falcon Scott and his companions reach the South Pole a month after Amundsen - and die on the return journey
The Canadian Arctic Expedition, led by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, sets off to the north
After an 800-mile journey in an open boat Ernest Shackleton returns to rescue his stranded colleagues in the South Shetlands
US explorer Richard E. Byrd and two companions make the first flight over the South Pole, in a Ford Tri-Motor
Thor Heyerdahl sets sail across the Pacific from Peru in a balsa wood boat, the Kon-Tiki
New Zealander Edmund Hillary and the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stand together on the top of Everest
A Commonwealth team, led by Vivian Fuchs, completes the first overland crossing of Antarctica
Rockhopper Exploration announce plans for offshore oil production in Falkland waters, to begin in 2016
