Some Facts On Discovery World

Hello friends , Today I have brought for you some of the cool facts about Discovery World. As I am reading the book called as "Great Inventions and Discoveries" I came across some of the great sailors of all time , who have discovered the land on Earth. Some of them are :

VASCO DA GAMA
Vasco Da Gama is one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery , and was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India . He not only came to India for sake of discovery but also for having trade with India and far East. Vasco Da Gama's initial journey led directly to a several hundred year era of European domination through sea power and commerce , and 450 years of Portuguese colonialism in India that brought wealth and power to the Portuguese throne .

CAPTION JAMES COOK
The powerful British navigator and sailor James Cook , was famous for his three voyages to the pacific. He was hungry for the wealth , knowledge and discovering new lands. He went to many places in his life , some of which were Polynesia , New Zealand , Australia. His trade with these countries made him more like a voyager to business men .

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
In 1593 , a Frenchman , Samuel De Champlain, joined an expedition to Canada and explored the St. Lawrence as far as the Lachine rapids. Returning to France , he persuaded the king, Henry fourth, to fund an expedition to colonize along the St. Lawrence. He founded Quebec as the trading station of Canada. He remained then in Canada for the rest of his life.

FERDINAND MAGELLAN
Three ships from the Spanish round the world expedition led by the Portuguese navigator, Ferdinand Magellan , succeeded in navigating the vast Pacific Ocean. They passed two small Polynesian islands of Pukapuka . Finally with a somewhat depleted crew , Magellan reached Guam the largest of the Mariana Island group.