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| Name | Nationality | Century | Main area/s explored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Eanes | Portuguese | 15th | northwest African coast |
| Juan Sebastián Elcano | Spanish | 16th | completed Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation |
| Francisco de Eliza | Spanish | 18th | Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia |
| Erik the Red | Viking | 10th | Greenland |
| Leif Ericson | Viking | early 11th | Vinland (Newfoundland) |
| Pedro Escobar | Portuguese | 15th | São Tomé and Príncipe islands |
| Eudoxus of Cyzicus | ancient Greek | 2nd BC | Indian Ocean, attempted circumnavigation of Africa |
| Euthymenes | ancient Greek | 6th BC | northwest African coast |
| George Everest | British | 19th | India |
| Evliya Çelebi | Turkish | 17th | Turkey, Egypt, Africa, Europe |
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