6 West Indies island where the first Europeans to reach America landed (3,8)
10 The Norwegian who was the first man to reach the South Pole in 1911. (8)
11 Ruler of the native people of Peru at the time of the Spanish conquest. (9)
12 An early instrument used by sailors to measure the position of the Sun. (9)

  1 Important town on the main Middle Ages overland trade route to China. (9)
  2 Job on a sailing ship, lowering a weight on a line to check the sea depth. (8)
  3 The name of the first ship to sail around the world in 1519-1522. (8)
  4 A spice from the Far East, thought in olden times to cure stomach-ache. (8)
  5 The Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest. (9)
  7 Prince Henry the ......... sent many voyages of exploration from Portugal. (9)
  8 Short mast sticking out the front of a sailing ship. (8)
  9 Henry Morton ....... explored the River Congo in the 19th century. (7)