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What was named after Ferdinand Magellan near the tip of South America?
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On October 21, 1519, he reached the tip of South America. It took him more than four weeks to go through what was later named the Strait of Magellan to the Pacific Ocean, which he named for its peaceful surface.
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A near the tip of south America is named for Ferdinand Magellan?
a near the tip of south america is named or ferdinand magellan
What places are named after Ferdinand Magellan?
A penguin has been named after Ferdinand Magellan. It is called the Magellanic Penguin. It is native to South America.
What places are named after Magellan?
A penguin has been named after Ferdinand Magellan. It is called the Magellanic Penguin. It is native to South America.
What is name after Ferdinand Magellan?
i think the navigation system Magellan was named after Ferdinand Magellan The Magellanic penguins were named after Ferdinand Magellan.
Who named south America's southern most archipelago?
Ferdinand Magellan named the surroundings archipelago "Tierra del Fuego", the Land of Fire. The narrow Strait of Magellan separates this archipelago from the mainland.
What is a fact for South America?
The majority of the Amazon rainforest (60%) lies within Brazil, which is in South America. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail south of South America and into the Pacific Ocean, which he named.
What waterway is narrow at the southern end of south America?
The Strait of Magellan is located at the southern end of South America, just north of the Tierra del Fuego. It is a natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and was named for Ferdinand Magellan.
What was the strait of Magellan named after?
named after Ferdinand Magellan
Where is the Straits of Megellen?
It is the straits between the continents of South America and Antarctica, notorious for its danger to shipping, and named after the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
What famous body of water is named after Ferdinand Magellan?
a: the Pacific Ocean was named after Ferdinand Magellan the famous explorer.
What did Ferdinand discover?
Ferdinand Magellan discovered the passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans at the tip of South America, now called the Straits of MagellanHe also discovered and named the Pacific Ocean
What were the results of Magellan's voyage?
The Voyage of Ferdinand MagellanThe fleet under Ferdinand Magellan sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to South America and Rio de Janeiro. Magellan then started to search for a passage to the Pacific Ocean. On 21 November 1520 Ferdinand Magellan entered the straits which would be forever named in his honour - the Magellan Straits - they were to be the first Europeans ever to sail across the Pacific.
