Want to know the name of the most famous sailor in the world? Who is the very man whose love of travel and passion for incredible discoveries glorified him for centuries? It is difficult to describe all the adventures that fall to the conqueror of the depths of the sea ... stories about brave and brave sailors have long been plots for legends and fairy tales. So who is he - the most famous sailor in the world? Since this question is, let's say, subjective, it is definitely impossible to answer it. And if so, let us recall several famous conquerors of water open spaces of all time.
Christopher Columbus
Probably the most famous sailor in the whole world is Christopher Columbus, because he became the discoverer of America. Recall that the great navigator was going to discover a waterway to India, where you could buy spices, but the traveler did not manage to get to the country of spices. So he landed in the Bahamas, not even suspecting that he had probably made the most significant discovery of the century.
Then Columbus thought that he had discovered only a little-known Asian island. The result of the expedition was a huge number of new goods brought to Europe and ... world fame.
James Cook
The second most famous sailor is James Cook, who achieved no less glory. From a young age, he strove to become a conqueror of the open sea, and this desire was so strong that, as a teenager, he entered the ship transporting coal as a youngster. The boy studied so fast that two years later he was sent on an expedition. Officially, he was supposed to observe the planets, but the main desire of the sailor was to discover the southern lands, which, according to rumors, were replete with gold and other valuable materials.
It was Cook who became the first to be lucky enough to cross the Arctic Circle and go around Antarctica. True, the sailor could not find anything but ice, which made him abandon this idea.
Cook later decided to try to find the sea route to China, but for him it ended more sadly than for Columbus: as you know, he was simply killed by the locals of the
Hawaiian Islands, where he landed. This, however, served as the appearance of the famous mystery about the sailor.
Ferdinand Magellan
About this traveler, one can also say that this is the most famous sailor, because it was he who managed to prove that the Earth is round. He realized this by setting sail for the west and returning from the east. On his way, he discovered the Atlantic coast of South America. In addition, it was he who gave the name to the Pacific Ocean, because for the whole time that the ship was crossing its waters, they did not have to undergo a single storm.
Magellan made a trip around the world, incredible at that time , during which all team members suffered 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 of seafarers. The Dane by origin, recruited by Russian agents, managed to make a good impression on dignitaries. Soon he was assigned the study of Chukotka and Kamchatka. Bering was able to contribute to the creation of new maps. Thanks to his discoveries, it was proved that Kamchatka and Japan do not have land borders, and America and Asia do not unite. All the discoveries of Bering led to the fact that Empress Anna Ioannovna agreed to host the Great Northern Expedition.
Ivan Kruzenshtern
This “man and steamboat” (remember, this is exactly what the character of the Soviet cartoon postman Pechkin gave him ) is probably the most famous sailor of Russian origin. He is most notable for taking part in a round-the-world Russian expedition. It was Kruzenshtern who managed to map Sakhalin. In addition, the seafarer was the captain of a vessel that traveled around the world, during which he managed to cope with scurvy with alcohol! He bought a batch of wine, and each sailor received a bottle daily to replenish vitamin C.
Upon returning from sailing, Kruzenshtern managed to create an incredibly accurate map on which he plotted not only most of Sakhalin, but also the so-called Stone traps. This man was engaged in scientific activities for a long time and paid much attention to the study of the Pacific Ocean.
The most famous sailor
It is difficult to say unequivocally which of the above sailors can be considered the most outstanding. After all, each of them made important discoveries and made a certain contribution to a science such as geography. The most famous sailor for most people is still Christopher Columbus, since the results of his voyage have influenced world history. But other seafarers did no less, and therefore they are worthy of attention as people who changed the world for the better and destroyed territorial barriers.