Geographical Discoveries: No.DiscoveryDiscoverorCountryYear 01South Pole (Explored)AmundsenNorway1911 02North Pole (Explored)Robert Edwin PearyUSA1909 03Hawaiian IslandCaptain James cookEngland1770 04AustraliaCaptain James cookEngland- 05Sea-route to India via the Cape of Good HopeVasco-D-GamaPortugal1498 06Course of the Zambesi river,the Victoria FallsDavid LivingstoneScotland- 07AmericaCristopher ColumbusItaly1497