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- Abel TasmanDutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)
- Admiralty (United Kingdom)British Government ministry responsible for the Royal Navy until 1964
- Admiralty in the 17th centuryDuring the early 17th century, England's relative naval power deteriorated; in the course
- Aerial Achievement MedalThe Aerial Achievement Medal (AAM) is a decoration of the United States Air Force and Unit
- Air Force Test CenterThe Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is a development and test organization of the United Stat
- Air MedalMilitary decoration of the United States Military
- Amelia EarhartAmerican aviation pioneer (1897–disappeared 1937)
- Amerigo VespucciItalian explorer and navigator (1454–1512)
- Anglicisation (linguistics)Practice of modifying words for English
- Anne LindberghAnne Spencer Lindbergh (October 2, 1940 – December 10, 1993) was an American writer, prima
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- Edmund HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008)
- Edwards Air Force BaseUS Air Force base in California
- Elizabeth Batts CookElizabeth Cook (née Batts; 4 February 1742 – 13 May 1835) was the wife, and, for more than
- Ernest ShackletonAnglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
- Europeans in China during the Middle AgesGiven textual and archaeological evidence, it is thought that thousands of Europeans lived
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- Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese explorer (1480–1521)
- Filipa Moniz PerestreloFilipa Moniz Perestrelo (c. 1455 – between 1479 and 1484) was a Portuguese noblewoman from
- First voyage of James CookCombined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific
- Fridtjof NansenNorwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
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- Jacques CartierFrench maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
- James CookBritish explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
- Jerónimos MonasteryBuilding in Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon District, Portugal
- Jon LindberghJon Morrow Lindbergh (August 16, 1932 – July 29, 2021) was an American underwater diver. H
- Juan Ponce de LeónSpanish explorer and conquistador (1474–1521)
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- MaghrebisInhabitants of Maghreb region
- MalindiMunicipality in Kilifi County, Kenya
- Malindi, MalawiMalindi is a town in the Mangochi District, in the Southern Region of Malawi.
- Marco PoloVenetian merchant, explorer, and writer (1254–1324)
- Marton, MiddlesbroughMarton or Marton-in-Cleveland is an area of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Until
- Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)Merchant marine service of the United Kingdom
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- Nansen Ice SheetNansen Ice Sheet (74°53′S 163°10′E / 74.883°S 163.167°E) is a 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35
- National Aviation Hall of FameAviation museum, annual awards ceremony, learning and research center
- Nautical publicationsNautical publications is a technical term used in maritime circles describing a set of pub
- NavigatorCrew position responsible for navigation of an aircraft or vessel
- Navy Board (1964–present)The Navy Board is the body responsible for the day-to-day running of His Majesty's Naval S
- Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)The Navy Department was a former ministerial service department of the British Ministry of
- Neil ArmstrongAmerican astronaut (1930–2012)
- Nimrod Expedition1900s Ernest Shackleton Antarctic expedition
- No. 6 Squadron RNZAFNo. 6 Squadron RNZAF is a maritime squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It has a h
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- Pedro Álvares CabralPortuguese explorer (c. 1467/8 – c. 1520)
- Pedro de Portocarrero (conquistador)Pedro de Portocarrero (c. 1504 – c. 1539) was a Spanish conquistador who was active in the
- Pleitos colombinosThe Pleitos colombinos ("Colombian lawsuits") were a long series of lawsuits that the heir
- Polar meteorologyPolar meteorology is the study of the atmosphere of Earth's polar regions. Surface tempera
- PolhøgdaPolhøgda is the home of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. It was originally built as the priv
- Portuguese Gothic architecturePortuguese Gothic architecture is the architectural style prevalent in Portugal in the Lat
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- Valentina TereshkovaRussian cosmonaut and politician (born 1937)
- Vasco da GamaPortuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
- Vice-Admiral of the United KingdomVice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is an honorary office generally held by a senior Royal
- Vitus BeringDanish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741)
- Vitus LakeVitus Lake is a lake in Alaska. It is 23 kilometres (14 mi) long and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)