Great Names in Exploration
Everything begins with a step: follow in the footsteps of the pioneers of exploration.
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Game creation: 2023-06-12
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The history of humanity is marked by audacious voyages and discoveries that have pushed the boundaries of the known world. From navigators like Christopher Columbus and Magellan to polar explorers like Amundsen and Shackleton, and through the pioneers of space exploration, these great names have demonstrated exceptional courage and determination, opening new frontiers and expanding our understanding of the world.
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A Genoese navigator in the service of Spain, he reached America by landing on the island of San Salvador on October 12, 1492.
Christopher Columbus | Amerigo Vespucci | Pedro Cabral | Vasco de Gama -
Who were the first to fly in a hot-air balloon in 1783?
Wright brothers | Franklin brothers | Lumière brothers | Montgolfier brothers -
He was back in Seville on September 6, 1522, with a few survivors, after the first round-the-world.
Ferdinand Magellan | Juan Sebastián Elcano | Martín Alonso Pinzón | Juan de Cartagena -
In 1768, the Royal Society of London sent him to Tahiti to study the transit of the planet Venus in front of the Sun.
Samuel Wallis | James Cook | Louis Antoine de Bougainville | William Herschel -
Who was the first American astronaut to go into space in 1961?
Alan Shepard | John Glenn | Scott Carpenter | Gus Grissom
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| Earnings | Players |
| 412 | Learno |
| 329 | Claire |
| 286 | les4as |
| 280 | billycrush |
| 274 | alex65 |
| 272 | Ultra66 |
| 269 | pro49 |
| 240 | AtoZ |
| 240 | Cesar |
| 239 | Fanny |
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| Rating | Players |
| 1.44 | alex65 |
| 1.40 | pro49 |
| 1.19 | Cesar |
| 1.14 | Fanny |
| 1.00 | billycrush |
| 0.99 | Claire |
| 0.88 | Ultra66 |
| 0.68 | Learno |
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