Explorers

54 Alexandra [ Alexander von Humboldt, naturalist and explorer ]
853 Nansenia [ Fridtjof Nansen, polar explorer ]
1065 Amundsenia [ Roald Amundsen, polar explorer ]
2473 Heyerdahl [ Thor Heyerdahl, archaeologist and writer ]
2785 Sedov [ Georgy Sedov, Arctic explorer ]
3130 Hillary [ Edmund Hillary, mountaineer [see Tenzing, below] ]
3357 Tolstikov [ Yevgeny Tolstikov, polar explorer ]
4055 Magellan [ Ferdinand Magellan, circumnavigator ]
6481 Tenzing [ Tenzing Norgay, Sherpa [see Hillary, above] ]
6542 Jacquescousteau [ Jacques-Yves Cousteau, marine explorer ]
8291 Bingham [ Hiram Bingham III, explorer ]
15425 Welzl [ Jan Welzl, arctic explorer ]