List of explorers

:Expedition redirects here. See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. Also, see International Space Station for ISS explorers, and for the Ford Motor Company's large SUV, see Ford Expedition (especially replacing the Ford Excursion). For the science-fiction book, see Expedition (book).

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• Edmund Fanning, (1769-1841), "Pathfinder of the Pacific", discoverer of numerous South Pacific islands
• António Fernandes (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
• Baltazar Fernandes (17th century Portuguese explorer of Brazil's interior)
• Duarte Fernandes (16th century Portuguese diplomat in Thailand)
• Matthew Flinders, (1774-1814), first to circumnavigate Australia and Tasmania, extensively charted the coastline and named such features as the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Australian Bight.
• Alexander Forbes, Scottish explorer of North American Pacific coast
• John Franklin, (1786-1847), disappeared exploring Arctic Canada in search of the Northwest Passage
• John C. Fremont, (1813-1890), "Pathfinder of the West" explored the Oregon Trail and the Sierra Nevada, first Republican nominee for President of the United States
• Louis de Freycinet, (1779-1842), explored coastal regions of Western Australia