Articles related to "Expedition"

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes and his small fleet of ships carried out the most comprehensive American scientific mission since the Lewis and Clark expedition.

The Scot David Douglas had little formal education, yet became a famous botanical explorer through his work in western North America.

The 1894 schooner Ernestina (ex. Effie M. Morrissey), the official sailing vessel of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, played a major role in Arctic expeditions.

Celebrity Cruises will increase the fleet of its specialist adventure division from one to three ships in 2007

Who was Sacagawea and why do we know so much...yet so little about her? Was she simply along for the ride, or did she contribute more to the opening of the west

Sir Joseph Banks was a plant explorer who discovered many exotic plant species of the New World, subsequently brought to Europe; he contributed much to English botany.

Born Giovanni Caboto, John Cabot was an Italian explorer and navigator, who is traditionally believed to be the first modern European to see what, is now called Canada.

The 2nd Annual Expedition Week on National Geographic Channel is filled with seven new adventures and discoveries.

The owner of this 2006 Ford Expedition got screwed at a fast oil change place.

Arctic Ocean mapping effort conducted by UNH and NOAA could have major implications for natural resource development beyond the 200 mile limit and northern sovereignty

Ecoventura has introduced the first green tour boat to be placed into service in the Galapagos, an environmentally sensitive World Heritage Site.

Choosing Liberty or Death, Virginia mobilized the militia. On April 21, Lord Dunmore raided the Williamsburg Magazine. Colonel Patrick Henry leads Hanover Militia.

A 1947 expedition from Peru to Polynesia changed all of what we once believed about world exploration.

Despite the threat of terrorism, taking part in a mountaineering expedition to Northern Pakistan can still be a safe and viable option for climbers.

Packing an expedition backpack is a fine art of balancing weight according to kind of terrain. Here's how veteran outdoorsmen would pack for an outdoor adventure holiday.

Fredrik Ericsson plans to climb and ski the world's three highest mountains - Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga. His preparation starts in the European Alps.

Rediscover the plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by trailblazing a historical expedition garden at home.

Former NBA point guard Johnny Dawkins' second year as the head basketball coach at Stanford University began with the worst possible news.

Dr. E.W. Brandes and his team ventured into unexplored jungles of New Guinea in 1929 on an expedition to find new disease-resistant varieties of sugar cane.

Shortly before noon on May 29th, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to stand upon the summit of Mount Everest.

In 1885, General Lord Wolseley led a desperate race across the Sudan, in order to try and save General Gordon and the city of Khartoum.

Daniel Liebotwitz & Charlie Pearson's book about the last and most controversial African expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley.

When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his army was accompanied by 167 intellectuals and scholars known as savants. Savant is a French term and means 'knowing.'

A brief definition of expedition races

When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs, on the National Geographic Channel as part of Expedition Week is about the recent discovery of giant crocodile bones from the prehistoric era.

In 4th century BC, Greek adventurer Pytheas set out on an expedition to explore the lands beyond the Mediterranean and reached the Arctic limits of the known world.

Impossible2Possible is an organization that uses the concept of adventure to inspire people world-wide.

For tourists who want to focus on their own travel photography in Africa, the Arctic, North America, South America, Europe or Asia, 10 companies are ranked highest.

Ludwig Becker was an artist, naturalist, scientist, avid collector of historical artefacts and member of the Burke and Wills expedition to cross Australia in 1860-61.

Written from the perspective of three expedition survivors, this tale of the infamous journey of Burke and Wills makes Australian history come alive for young readers.

Ernest Shackleton contributed to the era known as the 'Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and he is also remembered for his leadership qualities.

Millard has written an exciting and educational book about Roosevelt's perilous expedition on the unknown River of Doubt, now known as Rio Roosevelt.

Mary Gunderson, culinary historian, chronicles the Lewis and Clark Expedition through paleocuisineology®-"bringing history alive though cooking."

Take a unique expedition voyage from the Arctic to Antarctica with Hurtigruten, calling at ten countries along the way.

One of the myriad ways to enjoy La Belle Province in Winter.

Expedition Africa: Stanley and Livingstone, is a History Channel series that follows four modern day explorers on a 970 mile journey through the African wilderness.

Revolutionary France's concerns with their arch political and economic rival, England, moved her to consider furthering colonial and strategic opportunities in Egypt.

Warriors successful in their battle against an enemy people will return with a trophy.

A brief definition of Adventure Racing

The young Native American woman was critical to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition, yet she remains an enigma to historians.

Kit Carson served many roles during his lifetime that were vital to the exploration and settlement of the American West.

The commercial possibilities of the mighty Mekong River attracted great attention in nineteenth-century French Indochina.

Though his life ended early, Lewis is remembered for his partnership with William Clark and their famous expedition across the western United States to the Pacific ocean.

In 2007, National Geographic named Julie and Colin Angus their Adventurers of the Year. Their trans-Atlantic row was part of a life of learning about nature firsthand.

Fredrik Ericsson is in the process of fulfilling his long-held dream, to ski the three highest mountains in the world - Kanchenjunga, K2 and Everest.

Human beings have eaten each other throughout history for a variety of different cultural, criminal, religious and philosophical reasons not always with evil intent.

More than a year after Antarctic ice claimed HMS. Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's 28-man crew improbably reached land -- but what followed demanded the impossible.

Meriwether Lewis is justly famous for leading the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean. But Lewis the man is harder to reach. He also had a mysterious death.

William Clark came from a pioneer family skilled in wilderness survival. Soldier, explorer, and government Indian Agent, he served his country well for over forty years.

Elcano was captain of the carrack Victoria, the first European ship to completely circumnavigate the globe.