Explorers

Resources for the various explorers we are studying.


 * Vitus Bering-Team 1

Useful Sites [|NPO page] [|Answers.com] [|PBS] || __First Expedition__

Left St. Petersburg, Russia on February 5, 1725-Ashley N. Okhotsk on September 30, 1726-Adilene Kamchatka Peninsula ( 56°16'17.83"N, 159°44'18.74"E) July 14, 1728-Scott N. Rounded East Cape on August 14, 1728 (66°11'34.89"N, 171°15'49.57"W) -An At 67 18' turned back.-Scott N. || Left Okhotsk in 1740.-Raul Spent winter of 1740 in Kamchatka ( 56°16'17.83"N, 159°44'18.74"E). Left in June of 1741.-Jared Sighted the St. Elias Mountains of Canada on July 16, 1741.-Julia Landed on Kayak Islands a couple days later.-Kelly Sailed passed Kodiak Island .-Raul Landed on Bering Island where he died on December 19, 1741 of Scurvy.-Julia ||
 * Team 3 || __Second Expedition__
 * Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo-Team 5
 * Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo-Team 5

Useful Sites [|Juan] [|Enchanted Learning] [|San Diego History] || Left Acapulco, Mexico on June 24, 1542-Jasmine Landed at Ballast Point (Now called Cabrillo National Monument ) on September 28, 1542.-Natalie San Pedro on October -Scott F. Santa Monica on the 9th-Jasmine <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">San Buenaventura on the 10th-Natalie <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Santa Barbara on the 13th-Thomas <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Pt. Concepcion on the 17th.-Thomas <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Cape San Martin and the Santa Lucia Mountains in southern Monterey County.-Natalie <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Ano Nuevo in Santa Cruz on October 15, 1542.-Scott F. <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Monterey Bay and Point Pinos on October 16, 1542.-Jasmine On November 23 returned to their harbor at <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">San Miguel Island, where they remained for nearly three months.-Thomas Cabrillo died January 3, 1543, on San Miguel Island, and may have been buried on <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Catalina Island .-Scott F. ||
 * James Cook-Team 6
 * James Cook-Team 6

Useful Sites [|Enchanted Learning] [|Wikipedia] [|Explore North] || __Third Expedition__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Left<span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);"> England on July 12, 1776-Cheryl Arrived at <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Capetown, South Africa, on October 18, 1776 -Maria Landed in <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">New Zealand in early 1777-Vanessa Then the <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Cook Islands -Cheryl Then<span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);"> Tonga -Joel in January 1778 he landed at <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">[|Waimea] harbour, [|Kauai] -Cheryl <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The coast of New Albion was sighted on March 6, 1778 (Today it is called <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Newport, Oregon )-Vanessa <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Arrived at <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island (he named it St. George's Sound) on March 29 -Maria Tried to sail through the<span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);"> Bering Strait, but couldn't.-Joel returned to <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Hawaii in 1779-Vanessa On 14 February at <span style="color: rgb(207, 12, 12);">[|Kealakekua Bay], Hawaii Cook was killed by natives.-Maria ||
 * Hernan Cortes-Team 4
 * Hernan Cortes-Team 4

Useful Websites [|Wikipedia] [|Enchanted Learning] || Left <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Santiago de Cuba in February, 1519-Desiree Landed on the <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.-Victoria Won a battle in the state of <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Tabasco, Mexico .-Ricky In July 1519, he took over <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Veracruz, Mexico. -Derek He marched to <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Tenochtitlan, Mexico. -Ricky ||
 * Sir Francis Drake-Team 7
 * Sir Francis Drake-Team 7

Useful Websites [|Wikipedia] [|Enchanted Learning] || Left<span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);"> Plymouth, England on November 15, 1577.-Jeanette Landed in <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Falmouth, Cornwall -Olivia Returned to <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Plymouth, England. Left again on December 13, 1577.-Jeanette Landed in <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">San Julian, Argentina. Spent the winter there.-Anakin Sailed through the <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Straits of Magellan in September of 1578. (Not around Cape Horn)-Jeremy Landed in <span style="color: rgb(244, 16, 16);">Point Loma, California on June 17, 1579-Christina ||
 * Gaspar de Portola-Team 2
 * Gaspar de Portola-Team 2

Useful Websites [|Enchanted Learning] [|Mission San Fernando] [|Wikipedia] || Left <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Mission San Fernando on May 15, 1769. He traveled by land!-Navneet Arrived in <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">San Diego on June 29, 1769.-Navneet Arrived in <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Los Angeles on August 2, 1769.-Michael Arrived in <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Santa Monica on August 3, 1769.-Mary Arrived in <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Santa Barbara on August 19, 1769.-Mary Arrived in <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">San Simeon on September 13, 1769.-Calvin Crossed the <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Santa Lucia Mountains .-Calvin Came out to Monterey bat at the mouth of the Salinas River (<span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">36°44'47.98"N, 121°48'5.49"W ) on October 1, 1769.-Navneet Reached <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Santa Cruz on October 18, 1769.-Ashley M. Explored <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">San Francisco on October 31, 1769.-Mary Followed the same route back to <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">San Diego. Arriving on January 24, 1770.-Calvin Set out from <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">San Diego again on April 17, 1770.-Ashley M. Followed the same route and arrived at the mouth of the Salinas River (<span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">36°44'47.98"N, 121°48'5.49"W ) on May 24, 1770.-Calvin They laid the beginnings of the <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">mission San Carlos Borromeo. -Ashley M. Founded the <span style="color: rgb(240, 20, 20);">Presidio of Monterrey .-Navneet ||