Early explorers of Victoria Land include James Clark Ross and Douglas Mawson.

Other explorers who later followed this route included Simon Fraser, Alexander Mackenzie and David Thompson.

Significant explorers sailing under the French flag included Giovanni da Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier.

In addition to professional researchers, the explorers included volunteers from all walks of life.

Early explorers also included Étienne Provost.

Early explorers who could have seen and collected Adenanthos include Willem de Vlamingh and William Dampier.

Other explorers of the range included David Lindsay and John Ross.

Other early explorers included Francis Drake.

European explorers to visit the area include Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov (1907-1909) and John DeFrancis (1935).

Later explorers included William Dampier, and the Frenchmen Freycinet, Hamelin and Baudin in the early 19th century.