Belmonte, the birthplace of Pedro Alvares Cabral, European discoverer of Brazil, Portugal, Europe

Statue of discoverer Christopher Columbus, La Rabida monastery, La Rabida, near Huelva, Costa de la Luz, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Hallgrimskirka with statue of Leifer Eiriksson, Viking discoverer of America and native Icelander, Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

The cruise ship World Discoverer at anchor in Port Lockroy, once a Second World War British Station, now a post office, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Statue of the 15th century discoverer, Henry the Navigator, in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

A 19th century engraving of the French explore Mouhot, the discoverer of Angkor, camping in the jungles, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Tasman Fountain, commemorating Abel Tasman, the Dutch discoverer of Tasmania, Parliament Square, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

The Tasman Fountain, commemorating Abel Tasman, the Dutch discoverer of Tasmania, Parliament Square, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

The Da Gama padrao, a monument to Vasco Da Gama in the Cape Point Nature Reserve in South Africa. Da Gama was a Portuguese sailor/explorer and led expeditions from the Cape to the East in 1497. A padrao is a limestone pillar bearing the Portuguese coat of arms and an inscription stating when and by whom it was raised. The cross signified Portuguese sovereignty and Christianity.

Christopher Columbus monument, Calvi, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France

Leifur Eriksson statue and Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavik, Iceland

Leifur Eriksson statue outside Hallgrimskirkja Church, Reykjavik, Iceland

Monument, Leifur Eriksson, Reykjavik, Iceland

Halgrims church and Leifur Eriksson monument, Reykjavik, Iceland

Theme travel and transportation. Beautiful young caucasian woman in dress and backpack standing inside train station terminal looking at electronic scoreboard holding phone, map paper hand navigation

Theme travel and transportation. Beautiful young caucasian woman in dress and backpack standing inside train station terminal looking at electronic scoreboard holding phone, map paper hand navigation

Four-wheel drive jeep booged down while crossing a river, teamwork, Botswana, Africa

Memorial Anne Stine and Helge Ingstadt, discoverer of the Viking settlings in North America, hall of the Viking ship hall Vikingskiphuset, Bygdoy, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Hiker in blue jacket navigating rocky landscape near a small waterfall on mount txindoki, showcasing the rugged beauty of gipuzkoa, basque country

Black and white long exposure of the seafarers' monument Padrao dos Descobrimentos on the river Tejo in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Happy tourist taking a selfie with outstretched arms at lake dobbiaco in the italian dolomites, enjoying summer holidays

Rear view, statue of Leif Ericson, discoverer of North America, Hallgrimskirkja, town centre, Reykjavik, Iceland, Scandinavia, Northern Europe, Europe

Male hiker sitting top rock looking map

Bonifacio with its limestone cliffs in the foreground

Monument to the Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Statue of Christopher Columbus in front of a blue sky. Statue of Christopher Columbus

Detail of Monument to the Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Statue of Leif Eriksson, Hallgrimskirkja church, church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland, Europe

Detail of Monument to the Discoveries, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Statue of Leif Eriksson, Hallgrimskirkja, church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland, Europe

Yang Zhifa discoverer of Terracotta Warriors Tomb, Xian, China, Asia

Statue of Vasco da Gama by Duker Bower, Patio da Alfandega near the harbour. Capital Angra do Heroismo, the historic center is part of UNESCO world heritage. Island Ilhas Terceira, part of the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the atlantic ocean, an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Azores, Portugal.

Statue of Vasco da Gama by Duker Bower, Patio da Alfandega near the harbour. Capital Angra do Heroismo, the historic center is part of UNESCO world heritage. Island Ilhas Terceira, part of the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the atlantic ocean, an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Azores, Portugal.

Statue of Vasco da Gama by Duker Bower, Patio da Alfandega near the harbour. Capital Angra do Heroismo, the historic center is part of UNESCO world heritage. Island Ilhas Terceira, part of the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the atlantic ocean, an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Azores, Portugal.

Statue of Diogo Afonso, discoverer of Sao Vicente. City Mindelo, a seaport on the island Sao Vicente, Cape Verde in the equatorial atlantic. Africa, April

Shipwrecked World Discoverer cruise in tropical waters of the Solomon Islands, Roderick Bay; Nggela Islands, Solomon Islands

Hallgrimskirkja Church with statue of Nordic explorer Leif Eriksson