| DAMPIER | William, English buccaneer who explored the Australian coast (7) |
| DRAKE | Name an English buccaneer who circumnavigated the globe, Sir Francis ... (5) |
| MATTHEWFLINDERS | British explorer who was the first to circumnavigate and map the Australian coast, in 1802-03 (7,8) |
| FAIRYPENGUIN | The bird Eudyptula minor, found on the Australian coast |
| BRUNNER | Surveyor who explored the South Island's West Coast and has a lake, range of hills and township named after him (7) |
| GALVANI | Italian anatomist who explored the effect of electricity on muscle contraction |
| LASALLE | Frenchman who explored the Mississippi |
| TRIESTE | Where Jan Morris explored the meaning of Nowhere? (7) |
| CARACAS | South American capital which was sacked by English buccaneers in 1595 |
| EVANS | Who explored the NSW Blue Mountains and Bathurst districts in the 1800s; George William ... (5) |
| VITUSBERING | Danish navigator who explored the North Pacific for the Russians in the 18th Century (5,6) |
| PRINCEHENRY | Portuguese navigator (1394-1460) who explored the west coast of Africa: 2 wds. |
| CABOT | Italian navigator who explored the coast of North America in 1497, John _ (5) |
| POLO | Marco who explored the Silk Road in the 1200s |
| JAMESCOOK | British navigator and explorer who explored the eastern coast of Australia in 1770 (5,4) |
| RAE | John who explored the Canadian Arctic |
| OTTO | Norwegian who explored the Canadian Arctic, ___ Sverdrup (b.1854 - d.1930) |
| PARK | One who explored the Niger by power boat |
| BYRD | One who explored the Pole via road (4) |
| DESOTO | Pizarro lieutenant who explored the southeastern US |
