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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• Abel Tasman, (1603-1659), discovered Tasmania and New Zealand
• Pedro Teixeira (17th century Portuguese explorer of the Amazon river)
• Tristão Vaz Teixeira (15th century Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic islands)
• Tenzing Norgay, with Sir Edmund Hillary was the first person to the summit of Mount Everest
• Harold William Tilman (Bill Tilman) (1897-1977), explored Himalayas & Patagonian icecap with Eric Shipton
• Yermak Timofeyevich, Russian cossack, explored West Siberia and claimed it for Russia
• Luis Váez de Torres (16th century/17th century Portuguese explorer of southwest Pacific)
• Nuno Tristão (15th century Portuguese explorer of the West African coast)