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Magellan had a crucial role, warning Sequeira and risking his life to rescue Francisco Serrão and others who had landed. [19][20] In 1511, under the new governor Afonso de Albuquerque, Magellan and Serrão participated in the conquest of Malacca.
16 Ιουν 2024 · Explorer Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean in the 16th century. Covering approximately 155 million square kilometers (59 million square miles) and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world's ocean basins.
How did the Pacific Ocean get its name and what did this Portuguese explorer have to do with it? Ferdinand Magellan Magellan was sponsored by Spain to travel west across the Atlantic in search of the East Indies.
Afterwards, the ocean's current name was coined by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521, as he encountered favorable winds on reaching the ocean. He called it Mar Pacífico, which in Portuguese means 'peaceful sea'. [6] [7]
The Pacific Ocean was named by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first European to navigate the ocean. Magellan named the ocean “Mar Pacifico,” which means “peaceful sea,” because of its calm waters compared to the Atlantic.
13 Ιαν 2022 · The Pacific Ocean or Mare Pacificum, meaning “peaceful sea,” was dubbed so by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 after his treacherous journey to find the “Spice Islands”, now known as the Malaku Islands in eastern Indonesia.
24 Απρ 2014 · The Pacific Ocean gained its name in the 16 th century from the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan and his crew set sail from Spain in 1519 in search of the Spice Islands located to the northeast of Indonesia.
