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This is a list of some of the most important [[exploration]]s of [[Complex society|State Societies]], in chronological order:
This is a list of some of the most important [[exploration]]s of [[Complex society|State Societies]], in chronological order:


==Before 1400==
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|  about 330 BC   
|  about 330 BC   
| [[Pytheas]] of Marseilles
| [[Pytheas]] of Marseilles
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| [[Hawaiian Islands]]
| By c. 800
| [[Hawaiʻiloa]] (mythical)
|-
|-
| [[Greenland]], [[Iceland]], and [[Faroe Islands| Faroes]]
| [[Greenland]], [[Iceland]], and [[Faroe Islands| Faroes]]
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| 1351–1354
| 1351–1354
| [[Ibn Battuta]]
| [[Ibn Battuta]]
|}
==15th century==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Exploration
! When
! Who ([[Exploration|explorer]])
! Context
|-
|-
| Great permanent wind wheel of [[Volta do Mar]], the [[North Atlantic Gyre]]. Recognition of the [[Sargasso Sea]], [[Madeira]], [[Azores]] and [[West Africa|West African]] coast. [[Cape Verde]].
| Great permanent wind wheel of [[Volta do Mar]], the [[North Atlantic Gyre]]. Recognition of the [[Sargasso Sea]], [[Madeira]], [[Azores]] and [[West Africa|West African]] coast. [[Cape Verde]].
| 1427–1460
| 1427–1460
| Several navigators: Portuguese or serving Portugal, most under the sponsorship of [[Henry the Navigator]]
| Several navigators: Portuguese or serving Portugal, most under the sponsorship of [[Henry the Navigator]]
| [[Portuguese maritime exploration]]
|-
| [[Galápagos Islands]] or [[Rapa Nui]]
| c. 1480
| [[Topa Inca Yupanqui|Tupaq Inka Yupanki]]. 1594–1597.<br>Rediscovered by the Spanish.
| {{ill|Third Inca expansion|quote=y|es|Tercera expansión incaica}}
|-
|-
| [[Congo River]], [[Angola]] and [[Namibia]]
| [[Congo River]], [[Angola]] and [[Namibia]]
| 1482–1485
| 1482–1485
| [[Diogo Cão]]
| [[Diogo Cão]]
| [[Portuguese maritime exploration]]
|-
|-
| [[South Africa]]. Connected the [[Atlantic]] to the [[Indian Ocean]]. [[South Atlantic]] ''[[Volta do Mar]]'' winds.
| [[South Africa]]. Connected the [[Atlantic]] to the [[Indian Ocean]]. [[South Atlantic]] ''[[Volta do Mar]]'' winds.
| 1482–1485
| 1482–1485
| [[Bartolomeu Dias]]
| [[Bartolomeu Dias]]
| [[Portuguese maritime exploration]]
|-
|-
| [[Caribbean]], [[Venezuela]] ([[South America]]) and [[Central America]]. Use and development of the North Atlantic [[Volta do Mar|routes]].
| [[Caribbean]], [[Venezuela]] ([[South America]]) and [[Central America]]. Use and development of the North Atlantic [[Volta do Mar|routes]].
| 1493–1502
| 1493–1502
| [[Christopher Columbus]]
| [[Christopher Columbus]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]
|-
|-
| [[Atlantic Ocean]] ([[Volta do Mar|outer routes]]) and [[Indian Ocean]], sea route to [[India]] ([[Europe]] to [[Asia]])
| [[Atlantic Ocean]] ([[Volta do Mar|outer routes]]) and [[Indian Ocean]], sea route to [[India]] ([[Europe]] to [[Asia]])
| 1497–1499
| 1497–1499
| [[Vasco da Gama]]
| [[Vasco da Gama]]
| [[Portuguese maritime exploration]]
|-
|-
| [[Brazil]], South Atlantic [[Volta do Mar]], Indian Ocean, [[Madagascar]], gate of the [[Red Sea]] ([[Bab-el-Mandeb]] Strait); [[India]]. Voyage that united [[Europe]], [[Americas]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]].
| [[Brazil]], South Atlantic [[Volta do Mar]], Indian Ocean, [[Madagascar]], gate of the [[Red Sea]] ([[Bab-el-Mandeb]] Strait); [[India]]. Voyage that united [[Europe]], [[Americas]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]].
| 1500–1501
| 1500–1501
| [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]] and [[Diogo Dias]], among others
| [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]] and [[Diogo Dias]], among others
| [[Portuguese maritime exploration]]<br>[[Portuguese colonization of the Americas]]
|}
==16th century==
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! Exploration
! When
! Who ([[Exploration|explorer]])
! Context
|-
|-
| [[Timor]], [[Moluccas]] ([[Australasia]] - Pacific Ocean)
| [[Timor]], [[Moluccas]] ([[Australasia]] - Pacific Ocean)
| 1512–1513
| 1512–1513
| [[António de Abreu]] and [[Francisco Serrão]]
| [[António de Abreu]] and [[Francisco Serrão]]
| [[Portuguese maritime exploration]]
|-
|-
| [[Circumnavigation]] of the globe. Connection from the Atlantic to the [[Pacific Ocean]] (Americas to Asia).
| [[Circumnavigation]] of the globe. Connection from the Atlantic to the [[Pacific Ocean]] (Americas to Asia).
| 1519–1522
| 1519–1522
| [[Ferdinand Magellan]] and [[Juan Sebastián Elcano]]
| [[Ferdinand Magellan]] and [[Juan Sebastián Elcano]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]<br>[[History of the Philippines (1565–1898)|Spanish colonization of the Philippines]]
|-
|-
| [[Mexico]]
| [[Mexico]]
| 1519–1521
| 1519–1521
| [[Hernán Cortés]]
| [[Hernán Cortés]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]<br>[[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]]
|-
|-
| Brazil, [[Paraguay]], [[Bolivia]] and east of the [[Inca]] Empire
| Brazil, [[Paraguay]], [[Bolivia]] and east of the [[Inca]] Empire
| 1525–1527
| 1525–1527
| [[Aleixo Garcia]]
| [[Aleixo Garcia]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]
|-
|-
| Traveled across the Southwest of [[North America]] (completely)
| Traveled across the Southwest of [[North America]] (completely)
| 1528
| 1528
| [[Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca]]
| [[Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]
|-
|-
| [[Peru]], [[Inca]] Empire and [[Ecuador]]
| [[Peru]], [[Inca]] Empire and [[Ecuador]]
| 1531–1534
| 1531–1534
| [[Francisco Pizarro]]
| [[Francisco Pizarro]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]<br>[[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]]
|-
|-
| [[Ecuador]] and Brazil. Length of the [[Amazon River]].
| [[Ecuador]] and Brazil. Length of the [[Amazon River]].
| 1531–1534
| 1531–1534
| [[Francisco de Orellana]]
| [[Francisco de Orellana]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]
|-
|-
| [[Canada]], [[Saint Lawrence River]]
| [[Canada]], [[Saint Lawrence River]]
| 1534–1542
| 1534–1542
| [[Jacques Cartier]]
| [[Jacques Cartier]]
| [[French colonization of the Americas]]
|-
| Bolivia, [[Argentine Northwest]], Chile
| [[Diego de Almagro's expedition to Chile|1535–1537]]
| [[Diego de Almagro]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]<br>[[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]]
|-
|-
| [[Colombia]], [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca|Conquest of the Muisca]]
| [[Colombia]], [[Spanish conquest of the Muisca|Conquest of the Muisca]]
| 1536–1537
| 1536–1537
| [[Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada]]
| [[Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada]]
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]
|-
|-
| [[Pacific Ocean]]'s [[Volta do Mar]] (Asia to the Americas)
| [[Pacific Ocean]]'s [[Volta do Mar]] (Asia to the Americas)
| 1564–1565
| 1564–1565
| [[Andrés de Urdaneta]]
| [[Andrés de Urdaneta]]
|-
| [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]<br>[[History of the Philippines (1565–1898)|Spanish colonization of the Philippines]]
| [[Galápagos Islands]], [[Rapa Nui]]
| c. 1480
| [[Topa Inca Yupanqui|Tupaq Inka Yupanki]]. 1594–1597.<br>Rediscovered by the Spanish.
|-
|-
| [[North]], [[Canada]] ([[Hudson Bay]])  
| [[North]], [[Canada]] ([[Hudson Bay]])  
| 1574–1631
| 1574–1631
| [[Henry Hudson]]
| [[Henry Hudson]]
|
|-
|-
| [[North]]
| [[North]]
| 1594–1597  
| 1594–1597  
| [[Willem Barents]]
| [[Willem Barents]]
|
|}
==17th century==
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! Exploration
! When
! Who ([[Exploration|explorer]])
|-
|-
| [[Siberia]] and Pacific coast
| [[Siberia]] and Pacific coast
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| [[Ivan Yuryevich Moskvitin]]
| [[Ivan Yuryevich Moskvitin]]
|-
|-
| [[Oceania]]
| [[Australia (continent)|Australia]]
| c. 1640
| [[Makassan contact with Australia|Makassar People]] before. Explored by Abel Tasman.
|-
| [[Tasmania]], [[New Zealand]]
| 1642–1643  
| 1642–1643  
| [[Abel Tasman]]
| [[Abel Tasman]]
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| 1648–1651  
| 1648–1651  
| [[António Raposo Tavares]]
| [[António Raposo Tavares]]
|-
| [[Patagonia|Western Patagonia]]
| [1669–1673
| [[Nicolás Mascardi]]
|-
| [[Patagonia|Western Patagonia]]
| [[Antonio de Vea expedition|1675–1676]]
| [[Antonio de Vea]]
|}
==18th century==
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! Exploration
! When
! Who ([[Exploration|explorer]])
|-
|-
| [[Oceania]]
| [[Oceania]]
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| 1771
| 1771
| [[Moric Benovsky]]  
| [[Moric Benovsky]]  
|-
| [[Hawaiian Islands]]
| By c. 800
| [[Hawaiʻiloa]] (mythical)
|-
|-
| [[Central America]] and [[Latin America]]
| [[Central America]] and [[Latin America]]
| 1799–1803
| 1799–1803
| [[Alexander von Humboldt]]
| [[Alexander von Humboldt]]
|}
==19th century==
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|-
! Exploration
! When
! Who ([[Exploration|explorer]])
|-
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau|Northwest Plateau of North America]]
| [[Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau|Northwest Plateau of North America]]
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| 1831-06-01
| 1831-06-01
| [[James Clark Ross]]
| [[James Clark Ross]]
|-
| [[Australia (continent)|Australia]]
| c. 1640
| [[Makassan contact with Australia|Makassar People]] before. Explored by Abel Tasman.
|-
|-
| Interior of Africa
| Interior of Africa
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| 1860–1861
| 1860–1861
| [[Robert O'Hara Burke]] and [[William John Wills]]
| [[Robert O'Hara Burke]] and [[William John Wills]]
|-
| Inland eastern Patagonia
| 1875–1877]]
| [[Perito Moreno]]
|-
|-
| Exploration of the Zambeze river region, Central Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zaire
| Exploration of the Zambeze river region, Central Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zaire
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| 1878
| 1878
| [[Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld]]
| [[Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld]]
|}
==20th century==
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! Exploration
! When
! Who ([[Exploration|explorer]])
|-
|-
| The [[South Magnetic Pole]]
| The [[South Magnetic Pole]]
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