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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• Alexander Mackenzie, (1764-1820), Scottish, Western and Northern Canada to Arctic and Pacific Oceans
• Ferdinand Magellan, (c. 1470-1521), Portuguese navigator, leader of first expedition around the world and the first European to have sailed the Pacific Ocean
• Teoberto Maler (1840-1917) Maya ruins
• Lourenço Marques (16th century Portuguese trader and explorer in East Africa)
• Álvaro Martins (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast)
• Pedro Mascarenhas (16th century Portuguese explorer of the Indian Ocean)
• Douglas Mawson - Australian explorer of Antarctica
• Hugh McNeil, Lewis and Clark Party member
• Álvaro de Mendaña
• Archibald Menzies (1754-1852)
• Thomas Mitchell - (1792-1855), Scottish explorer of Australia