Adventurers: Explorers, Pirates, Map Makers
This part of our website includes allsorts of interesting people from Welsh Pirates like Black Bart to explorers and cartographers (map makers) to magnificent hero's like Harold Lowe. True one would expect nearly all of these people to be historical personalities but there are adventures with a Welsh connection alive and well and doing their best to open frontiers today, even in space with NASA astronaut Joe Tanner.
Sir George Everest
Mount Everest was named after him because of his pioneering efforts at improving Trigonometric equipment.
Edgar Evans, adventurer (Scott of Antarctica) with a connection to Wales (Rhossili, West Wales)
Edgar Evans
Traveled with Captain Scott to Antarctica in 1912.
Joseph Jenkins, adventurer with a connection to Wales (Ceredigion)
Joseph Jenkins
Famously emigrated to Australia because of a nagging wife and was 'The Jolly Swagman' of the popular song.
Sir Arthur Brown, adventurer with a connection to Wales (Mumbles, Swansea)
Sir Arthur Brown
First man to fly across the Atlantic.
Nigel Harris, adventurer with a connection to Wales (Port Talbot)
Nigel Harris
Vulcanologist. Significant research in polar regions, some tropical exploration too.
Michael Jones, adventurer with a connection to Wales (Bala, Gwynedd.)
Michael Jones
Founded the Welsh community in Patagonia.
Henry Stanley, adventurer (found Dr Livingston) with a connection to Wales (St. Asaph, Denbigh, Denbighshire)
Henry Stanley
Went in search of (and found) Dr Livingston. He carved out the Congo Free State, (Zaire) for King Leopold (II) of Belgium.
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