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Pages in category "Scottish explorers" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Crispin Agnew;
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
Pages in category "Scottish explorers of North America" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Sir Archibald Douglas (c. 1298–1333), Regent of Scotland and leader of Scots forces at the Battle of Halidon Hill; Sir James Douglas (c. 1287–1329), Warden of the Scottish Marches, military leader; Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding (1882–1970), Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the ...
Invercargill has the appearance of a Scottish name, since it combines the Scottish prefix "Inver" (Inbhir), meaning a river's mouth, with "Cargill", the name of a leading early settler, who was born in Scotland. Invercargill's main streets are named after Scottish rivers (Dee, Tay, Spey, Esk, Don, Doon, Clyde, etc.), and many places in Dunedin ...
Scottish explorers (3 C, 103 P) Welsh explorers (1 C, 15 P) A. British explorers of Africa (81 P) British astronauts (13 P) N. British explorers of North America (2 C ...
The explorer of the Niger and Tchadda, the translator of the Bible into the languages of Central Africa, and the pioneer of education, commerce, and progress, among its many nations. He devoted life, means, and talents, to make the heathen, savage, and slave, a free and Christian man.
Sir James Mann Wordie CBE FRS FRSGS LLD (26 April 1889 – 16 January 1962) was a Scottish polar explorer and geologist. Friends knew him as Jock Wordie . He was President of the Royal Geographical Society from 1951 to 1954.