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2290 BCE
Harkhuf
Explored the Kingdom of Nubia, modern day Sudan -
Period: 1550 BCE to 300 BCE
The Phoenicians
Explored the Mediterranean, reaching as far west as nowadays Spain and Morocco -
500 BCE
Hanno the Navigator
Explored the western coast of Africa -
325 BCE
Pytheas of Massalia
Explored Northern Europe. He was the first Greek to describe the coasts of SPain, France and the British Isles