<Li> 1568: Solomon Islands, the Ellice Islands (Tuvalu) and Wake Island by Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira from South America </Li> <Li> 1574: Juan Fernández Islands by Juan Fernández . </Li> <Li> 1595: Marquesas Islands and the Santa Cruz Islands by Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira from South America </Li> <Li> 1606: Tuamotu Archipelago, the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) and the Pitcairn Islands by Pedro Fernandes de Queirós from South America </Li>

Who was involved in the exploration of the pacific northwest