Want to know the name of the most famous sailor in the world?Who is the man whose love of travel and a passion for the incredible discoveries glorified him forever?It's hard to describe all the adventures that fall to the depths of the sea ... the conqueror of stories about the brave and courageous seafarers have long become subjects for stories and fairy tales.So who is he - the most famous sailor in the world?Since this question, let's say, a subjective, then answer it clearly impossible.And if so, let us remember some famous explorers of water expanses of all time.
Christopher Columbus
Probably the most famous sailors in the world is precisely the Christopher Columbus because he was the discoverer of America.Recall that the great explorer was going to find a waterway to India, where it was possible to buy spices, however, reach the country of spices traveler and failed.So he landed in the Bahamas, not even knowing that he had made, probably the most significant discovery of the century.
Then Columbus thought he had discovered only a little-known Asian island.The result of the expedition was a huge number of new products brought to Europe and ... the world famous.
James Cook
second most famous sailor - James Cook reached no less glory.Even from a young age he wanted to become the conqueror of maritime spaces and the desire was so strong that, being almost a teenager, he joined a cabin boy on a ship transporting coal.The boy learned so quickly that two years later he was sent on an expedition.Officially, he had to watch the planets, but mainly the desire sailor was the discovery of the southern lands, which is rumored to have abounded in gold and other precious materials.
That Cook was the first who was lucky enough to cross the Antarctic Circle and circumnavigate Antarctica.However, the sailor could not find anything other than ice that forced him to abandon the idea.Later, Cook decided to try to find a sea route to China, but for him it ended up more sad than Columbus: as you know, it just killed the residents of Hawaii, where he landed.This, indeed, was the appearance of the famous mysteries of the sailors.
Ferdinand Magellan
About this traveler, too, can say that this is the most famous sailor, since it is he was able to prove that the Earth is round.He realized that, having gone to sailing in a westerly direction, and returning to the east.On his way, he discovered the Atlantic coast of South America.In addition, it was he who gave the name of the Pacific Ocean because of all the time as the ship crosses the water, they did not have to endure any storm.
Magellan has made incredible at that time a world tour, during which all members of the team were suffering from hunger and disease, but they managed to make a revolution in science - to prove that the Earth is round.
Vitus Bering
This is another important name in the world's seafarers.Dane by birth, who recruited Russian agents managed to make a good impression on the high-ranking officials.Soon, he was assigned to the study of Chukotka and Kamchatka.Bering was able to contribute to the creation of new maps.Thanks to his discoveries, it has been proven that Kamchatka and Japan has no land borders, as America and Asia are not connected.All open Bering led to the Empress Anna Ivanovna has agreed to host the Great Northern Expedition.
Ivan Kruzenshtern
This "man and the steamer" (remember, this is the definition given him the character of the Soviet cartoon postman Pechkin) is probably the most famous sailors of Russian origin.It is most remarkable that took part in the Russian expedition round the world.It Krusenstern managed to map Sakhalin.In addition, the navigator has been captain of the ship, toured the world, during which he managed to cope with the scurvy using alcohol!He purchased a batch of wine, and each man received daily bottle to fill stores of vitamin C.
On his return from a voyage Krusenstern managed to create an incredibly accurate map, on which he paid not only a great part of Sakhalin, but also the so-called Stone trap.This man is a long time engaged in scientific research and a lot of attention paid to the Pacific Ocean.
most famous sailor
is difficult to say with certainty which of the above presented seafarers may be considered the most outstanding.After all, each of them made important discoveries and has made a contribution to such a science as geography.The most famous sailor for most people - it's still by Christopher Columbus, because the results of his travels have influenced the history of the world.But other explorers made no less so, and they are worthy of attention as people change the world and destroy the territorial barriers.
