Category
page 1Exploration of North America
Northwest Passage
sea route north of North America
United States Geological Survey
scientific agency of the United States government
Dutch West India Company
Dutch chartered company responsible for trade and colonization in the New World (1621–1792)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
American overland expedition to the Pacific coast
voyages by Christopher Columbus
1492–1504 voyages to the Americas; beginning of the Columbian exchange
Quivira and Cíbola
North American myth popular among 16th-century conquistadors
Great Northern Expedition
research expedition in Siberia (1733–1743)
United States Exploring Expedition
exploring and surveying expedition, 1838 to 1842
Portolà expedition
exploration of the present-day state of California, United States, 1769–1770
Narváez expedition
16th-century Spanish journey of exploration in North America
third voyage of James Cook
Royal Navy exploration voyage to the North Pacific from 1776 to 1780
National Geodetic Survey
federal agency responsible for the National Spatial Reference System, which includes latitude, longitude, height, scale, gravity, and orientation throughout the United States
Pike expedition
military party sent by United States government to explore the Louisiana Purchase
New Albion
historical name of the United States Pacific coast
Palliser Expedition
research expedition to northern Canada (1857 - 1860)
Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest
research expedition
Exploration of North America
Swedish South Company
Swedish transatlantic trading company
Fourth voyage of Christopher Columbus
Spanish maritidition, 15029–1504