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Are you curious where Marco Polo was born?

Who was Sam Barlow and how did he help to shape Oregon?

Take a trip to the South Pole with Roald Amundsen then switch poles and journey through the Northwest Passage with Knud Rasmussen. Go on an adventure without leaving your abode and follow the exploits of the new world explorers.

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Roald Amundsen: First to Reach the South Pole

Roald Amundsen's better equipped Norwegian team outdid the British expedition led by Robert Scott, and so were first to the southernmost point on Earth.

Dec 26, 2011 – Brian Cross

Knud Rasmussen: Explorer

Rasmussen was an early explorer of the Northwest Passage. He also explored northern Greenland disproving Peary's theory of a northern channel

Dec 16, 2011 – Frances Simmons

Marco Polo and Korcula

Was the great Venetian explorer Marco Polo actually born on the Croatian island of Korcula?

Oct 24, 2011 – Karen Warren

Three of the Greatest Long-Distance Travellers

A look at the reasons behind the travels of Viking Leif Ericsson, Arab traveller Ibn Batuta and Christian missionary Francis Xavier.

Feb 24, 2011 – Linda Smallwood

Sam Barlow Helped Shape Oregon as We Know It

Sam Barlow's name lives on in a Gresham area High School, but the man was a pioneer who lived into his 70s and is buried just south of Canby, Oregon.