An explorer is a person involved in exploration; see also list of explorers.
Explore, explorer, exploring or exploration may also refer to:
Aircraft and spacecraft
- Abrams P-1 Explorer, American aerial survey aircraft which first flew in 1937
- ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a Boeing program to reduce the environmental footprint of airliners
- Explorer 1, the 1st United States satellite
- Explorers Program, the United States' first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite
- Lockheed Explorer, Lockheed Corporation Model 4 airplane
- MD Helicopters MD Explorer, popular police helicopter
- P&M Explorer, a British ultralight trike design
- Space Adventures Explorer, concept tourist spaceplane
- Space Shuttle Explorer, a mock-up of the US space shuttle, renamed Independence
- Explorer, an Armstrong Whitworth Ensign aircraft
Art, entertainment, and media
Literature
- Explorer (novel), a 2002 novel set in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner universe
- The Explorers (collection), a collection of short stories by C. M. Kornbluth
Music
- The Explorers, a British rock group formed in the 1980s by two members of Roxy Music
- Explore!, 2015 Indonesian music album by Isyana Sarasvati
- Explorer (album), 2005 trance music album by Tilt, or the title track
- "Explorers" (song), a 2012 song by Muse from The 2nd Law
- The Explorer (album), a 1996 album by E-Type
Periodicals
- explore (magazine), a Canadian travel magazine
- Explorer (newspaper), newspaper published in Tucson, Arizona
- Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing (established 2005), American journal
- The Explorer (Hudson), student newspaper from Hudson, Ohio, USA
Television
- "Explorers" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Explore (TV series), 1980s PBS television show
- Exploring (TV series), 1960s children's educational television show, hosted by Albert Hibbs
- National Geographic Explorer, a documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel
Film
- Explorers (film), 1985 science fiction film
- The Explorer (film), a 1915 American adventure silent film
- Explorer (film), 2022 documentary film about explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Other uses
- Exploration (video game), 1994 computer strategy game for the Amiga
Brands and enterprises
- Explore Scientific, a manufacturer of telescopes, microscopes & binoculars
- Explore Technologies, a toy manufacturer
- Explorer Vodka, Swedish brand of vodka
- Ford Explorer, a model of sport utility vehicle
- Gibson Explorer, a model of guitar also marked as X-plorer and Explorer Pro
Computing
- Exploration problem, the use of a robot to maximize the knowledge over a particular area
- Explore2fs, a Windows Explorer-like program for Microsoft Windows
- Explorer/85, expandable learning system by Netronics based on the 8085 microprocessor
-
Microsoft Explorer (disambiguation), products from Microsoft called Explorer
- File Explorer, the interface for accessing the file system on Microsoft Windows operating systems, replacing the earlier File Manager
- Internet Explorer, a web browser developed by Microsoft, originating from Spyglass Mosaic
- Windows Explorer, the desktop environment program for the Windows shell of Windows OSes
- Sun Microsystems Explorer, diagnostic data collection tool for the Sun Solaris operating system
- TI Explorer, a computer family of Lisp Machines from Texas Instruments
Education and youth activities
- Explore (education), a Canadian government bursary for language education
- Explore Learning, a British company founded to provide private learning centres
- Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association), part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom
- Exploring (Learning for Life), a program of Learning for Life (a Boy Scouts of America affiliate)
- Kansas Explorer's Club, a section of the Kansas Sampler Foundation dedicated to exploring Kansas
Industry
- Mineral exploration, process by which useful ore is located
- Oil exploration, process of locating exploitable petroleum deposits
Maritime and other vessels
- Explorer (sternwheeler), an 1857 purpose built steamboat used by Joseph Christmas Ives' expedition to explore the Colorado River above Fort Yuma
-
HMS Explorer, the name of two ships of the British Royal Navy:
- HMS Explorer (submarine) an experimental submarine launched in 1954 and scrapped in 1962
- HMS Explorer (P164) a small patrol craft commissioned in 1986, still in active service
- Stena Explorer, a high-speed ferry renamed HSC One World Karadeniz
- Explorer II, a cruise ship renamed MV Minerva
- Explorer of the Seas, a cruise ship
- MS National Geographic Explorer, a cruise ship
-
MV Explorer, a number of ships with this name, including:
- MV Explorer (1969), a cruise ship which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 2007
- MV Explorer (2001), a passenger ship which has had several names and is now called Blue Dream Star.
- SS Explorer, a steam trawler
- Sub Marine Explorer, an 1865 early submarine built by Julius H. Kroehl
-
USC&GS Explorer, two ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- USC&GS Explorer (1904), a survey ship that briefly served as USS Explorer during World War I
- USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), a 1939 survey ship that operated in the Pacific Ocean mostly and saw service there during World War II
- Glomar Explorer, a deep-sea recovery or drilling ship
- Explorer, also known as Discoverer, crossed the Atlantic to North America in 1603 under Martin Pring
Places
- Explorer Peak, mountain in Utah, US
- Explorer Ridge, mid-ocean ridge on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
- Explorer Seamount, seamount in the Pacific Ocean
Sports
- Bradenton Explorers, U.S. Senior Professional Baseball Association team
- Kansas City Explorers, World TeamTennis team
- La Salle Explorers, La Salle University's 23 varsity sports teams
- Sioux City Explorers, a minor league baseball team
Other uses
- Dental explorer, an instrument used in dentistry
- Arctic exploration, the exploration of the Arctic region
- Cave exploration, the recreational pastime of exploring cave systems.
- Desert exploration, the scientific exploration of deserts
- Mineral exploration, the search for commercially viable concentrations of minerals to mine.
- Ocean exploration, the exploration of ocean surfaces
- Reconnaissance, the military observation of enemy activities
- Space exploration, the exploration of outer space
- Urban exploration, the exploration of usually hidden or abandoned buildings and structures
See also
Search for
"explorer" or
"explorers" on Wikipedia.
- Xplorer (disambiguation)
- The Explorers (disambiguation)
- Explorer One (disambiguation)
- Explorations (disambiguation)
- Expedition (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Explorer
- All pages with titles containing explorer
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Explorer.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
An explorer is a person involved in exploration; see also list of explorers.
Explore, explorer, exploring or exploration may also refer to:
Aircraft and spacecraft
- Abrams P-1 Explorer, American aerial survey aircraft which first flew in 1937
- ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a Boeing program to reduce the environmental footprint of airliners
- Explorer 1, the 1st United States satellite
- Explorers Program, the United States' first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite
- Lockheed Explorer, Lockheed Corporation Model 4 airplane
- MD Helicopters MD Explorer, popular police helicopter
- P&M Explorer, a British ultralight trike design
- Space Adventures Explorer, concept tourist spaceplane
- Space Shuttle Explorer, a mock-up of the US space shuttle, renamed Independence
- Explorer, an Armstrong Whitworth Ensign aircraft
Art, entertainment, and media
Literature
- Explorer (novel), a 2002 novel set in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner universe
- The Explorers (collection), a collection of short stories by C. M. Kornbluth
Music
- The Explorers, a British rock group formed in the 1980s by two members of Roxy Music
- Explore!, 2015 Indonesian music album by Isyana Sarasvati
- Explorer (album), 2005 trance music album by Tilt, or the title track
- "Explorers" (song), a 2012 song by Muse from The 2nd Law
- The Explorer (album), a 1996 album by E-Type
Periodicals
- explore (magazine), a Canadian travel magazine
- Explorer (newspaper), newspaper published in Tucson, Arizona
- Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing (established 2005), American journal
- The Explorer (Hudson), student newspaper from Hudson, Ohio, USA
Television
- "Explorers" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Explore (TV series), 1980s PBS television show
- Exploring (TV series), 1960s children's educational television show, hosted by Albert Hibbs
- National Geographic Explorer, a documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel
Film
- Explorers (film), 1985 science fiction film
- The Explorer (film), a 1915 American adventure silent film
- Explorer (film), 2022 documentary film about explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Other uses
- Exploration (video game), 1994 computer strategy game for the Amiga
Brands and enterprises
- Explore Scientific, a manufacturer of telescopes, microscopes & binoculars
- Explore Technologies, a toy manufacturer
- Explorer Vodka, Swedish brand of vodka
- Ford Explorer, a model of sport utility vehicle
- Gibson Explorer, a model of guitar also marked as X-plorer and Explorer Pro
Computing
- Exploration problem, the use of a robot to maximize the knowledge over a particular area
- Explore2fs, a Windows Explorer-like program for Microsoft Windows
- Explorer/85, expandable learning system by Netronics based on the 8085 microprocessor
-
Microsoft Explorer (disambiguation), products from Microsoft called Explorer
- File Explorer, the interface for accessing the file system on Microsoft Windows operating systems, replacing the earlier File Manager
- Internet Explorer, a web browser developed by Microsoft, originating from Spyglass Mosaic
- Windows Explorer, the desktop environment program for the Windows shell of Windows OSes
- Sun Microsystems Explorer, diagnostic data collection tool for the Sun Solaris operating system
- TI Explorer, a computer family of Lisp Machines from Texas Instruments
Education and youth activities
- Explore (education), a Canadian government bursary for language education
- Explore Learning, a British company founded to provide private learning centres
- Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association), part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom
- Exploring (Learning for Life), a program of Learning for Life (a Boy Scouts of America affiliate)
- Kansas Explorer's Club, a section of the Kansas Sampler Foundation dedicated to exploring Kansas
Industry
- Mineral exploration, process by which useful ore is located
- Oil exploration, process of locating exploitable petroleum deposits
Maritime and other vessels
- Explorer (sternwheeler), an 1857 purpose built steamboat used by Joseph Christmas Ives' expedition to explore the Colorado River above Fort Yuma
-
HMS Explorer, the name of two ships of the British Royal Navy:
- HMS Explorer (submarine) an experimental submarine launched in 1954 and scrapped in 1962
- HMS Explorer (P164) a small patrol craft commissioned in 1986, still in active service
- Stena Explorer, a high-speed ferry renamed HSC One World Karadeniz
- Explorer II, a cruise ship renamed MV Minerva
- Explorer of the Seas, a cruise ship
- MS National Geographic Explorer, a cruise ship
-
MV Explorer, a number of ships with this name, including:
- MV Explorer (1969), a cruise ship which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 2007
- MV Explorer (2001), a passenger ship which has had several names and is now called Blue Dream Star.
- SS Explorer, a steam trawler
- Sub Marine Explorer, an 1865 early submarine built by Julius H. Kroehl
-
USC&GS Explorer, two ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- USC&GS Explorer (1904), a survey ship that briefly served as USS Explorer during World War I
- USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), a 1939 survey ship that operated in the Pacific Ocean mostly and saw service there during World War II
- Glomar Explorer, a deep-sea recovery or drilling ship
- Explorer, also known as Discoverer, crossed the Atlantic to North America in 1603 under Martin Pring
Places
- Explorer Peak, mountain in Utah, US
- Explorer Ridge, mid-ocean ridge on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
- Explorer Seamount, seamount in the Pacific Ocean
Sports
- Bradenton Explorers, U.S. Senior Professional Baseball Association team
- Kansas City Explorers, World TeamTennis team
- La Salle Explorers, La Salle University's 23 varsity sports teams
- Sioux City Explorers, a minor league baseball team
Other uses
- Dental explorer, an instrument used in dentistry
- Arctic exploration, the exploration of the Arctic region
- Cave exploration, the recreational pastime of exploring cave systems.
- Desert exploration, the scientific exploration of deserts
- Mineral exploration, the search for commercially viable concentrations of minerals to mine.
- Ocean exploration, the exploration of ocean surfaces
- Reconnaissance, the military observation of enemy activities
- Space exploration, the exploration of outer space
- Urban exploration, the exploration of usually hidden or abandoned buildings and structures
See also
Search for
"explorer" or
"explorers" on Wikipedia.
- Xplorer (disambiguation)
- The Explorers (disambiguation)
- Explorer One (disambiguation)
- Explorations (disambiguation)
- Expedition (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Explorer
- All pages with titles containing explorer
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Explorer.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.