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| Name | Nationality | Century | Main area/s explored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Wafer | Welsh | late 17th | Malay Archipelago, Isthmus of Panama |
| Jean-Frédéric Waldeck | French | 19th | Mesoamerica (Mayan remains) |
| Thomas Walker | British | 18th | eastern United States |
| Wang Dayuan | Chinese | 14th | Southeast Asia, Singapore |
| Langdon Warner | American | early 20th | the Silk Road |
| Alfred Wegener | German | early 20th | Greenland |
| Charles Wilkes | American | 19th | Pacific Ocean |
| Harry de Windt | French | 19th/20th | Eurasia |
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