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What is are facts about Ferdinand Magellan?
well people say that he gave the pacific ocean its name by the calm waters!
Why did Ferdinand Magellan name the Pacific ocean the Pacific?
Pacific means peaceful and when he saw it, it was calm compared to other bodies of oceans he crossed and it had very small waves.
Who had a goal to sail around the world balboa Cabot Magellan Vespucci?
Hi my name is bob
Was Spain Vasco de Balboa's home country?
Yes he was Spanish. The great name Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World
What were Magellan's accomplishments while traveling the world?
Being the first European to see the Pacific Ocean, he got to name it. Then he was the first to cross it. He got to it through what are now called the Strait of Magellan, named the Magellanic Penguin as well as the Magellanic clouds.
What country did balboa name the pacific ocean for?
the name given to pacific ocean by balboa is the prizzano the answer in top is wrong its south you can figure the rest pleaseBalboa named it Mar del Sur (South Sea). Magellan renamed it Pacific Ocean.
What did Ferdinand Magellan name?
the pacific ocean no chiz
Who gave the pacific ocean it's name?
Magellan
Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
Ferdinand Magellan
Why did they name the pacific ocean that name?
"Pacific" is from "peaceful". Ferdinand Magellan named in "Mar Pacifico" - Peaceful Sea.
What was the name of the spanish officer who crossed the Isthmus of Panama to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1513?
His name was Vasco Núñez de Balboa. He was the first explorer one to cross into and see the Pacific Ocean. He, however, was not the one who named it. After him, Ferdinand Magellan -- who captained the first circumnavigatin of the globe -- traveled through the Pacific and named it then in 1520.
Name of the body of water links the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?
the Strait of Magellan
How did the name for the Pacific Ocean originate?
The Pacific Ocean from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
Who explored the land that connects Americas and became the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean?
The explorer's name was Vasco Núñez de Balboa. He was the first person to reach and see the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Many believe he was the one who named it, but he did not. It was an explorer after him in 1520, named Ferdinand Magellan.
What was the result of vasco nunez de balboa explored?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa is most notable for being the first European to explore the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was originally to find gold, which Balboa thought would please the King of Spain, but when the prospect of gold failed, Balboa instead claimed all the lands that the waters of the Pacific Ocean touched in the name of Spain.
Who was the first European explore to see the pacific ocean?
Magellan or someone else I forgot his name
Did Balboa get the gold?
He got to be the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (and name it), buts that's about all.
