Dr.Kane explores Smith's Sound.
1854.

Rae hears news of the Franklin expedition from the Eskimo.
1854-65.

Faidherbe explores Senegambia.
1856-57.

The brothers Schlagintweit cross the Himalayas, Tibet, and Kuen Lun.
1856-59.

Du Chaillu travels in Central Africa.
1857-59.