6. Humboldt eventually visited the Canary Islands, Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico and the Eastern United States. He collected geological, zoological, botanical and ethnographical specimens, including 60,000 rare species of new tropical plants.
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8. Von Humboldt discovered and mapped the Casiquiare Canal, the only natural canal that connects two major rivers. He was also the first to discover the importance of guano, which is dried droppings of fish - eating birds, which is an excellent fertilizer. Von Humboldt studied electricity and is credited as discovering the first animal that produced electricity, the electric eel. W ater, Water, Everywhere
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11. Baron Alexander von Humboldt died on May 6 th 1859. He was given a lavish funeral which Berlin usually reserved for royalty. He was buried on the family estate at Schloss Tegel. And he died a hero.....
17. The timeline My timeline 1769 Alexander was born 1775 He knew how to read and write well 1778 His dad died 1799 He mapped over1700 miles of the Orinoco river 1800 He travelled to South America 1802 He climbed Mt Chimborazo 1803 He explored Mexico 1804 He wrote 30 volumes on field studies in Paris and stayed for 23 years Alex died 1859
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