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North & South America were named for "Amerigo Vespucci", first appearing on Mercator's projections of the world in 1538.

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Who was a explorer that got named continent named after them?

Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer, has two continents named after him: North America and South America.


For whom are the continents of the western hemisphere named?

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Who was North and South America named after?

They were named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.


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The Italian explorer after whom the Americas are named is Amerigo Vespucci. He was a navigator who played a crucial role in early explorations of the New World and had a series of letters published that described the lands he visited, contributing to the use of his name to label the continents of North and South America.


What continent am I talking about. It is split up in two part's north and south it was named after an Italian cartographer and has seven letters?

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Which continents share the same name?

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What was named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci?

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