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No. He named it "the strait of Magellan.
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Which explorer discovered a strait to the Pacific Ocean that bears his name?
Located at the southern tip of Argentina are the Straits of Magellan. Named after the Portuguese explorer who attempted to circumnavigate the earth. He had to travel that far south in order to get to the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. While Magellan died in the Philippines, his remaining crew did make it back to Portugal.
What does Magellanic mean?
The LMC and the SMC (Large and Small Magellanic Clouds) are named afterFernão de Magalhães, better known as Ferdinand Magellan. He was the first to bring the MC into common Western knowledge during his circumnavigation of the Earth in 1519--22.
What is the name of the plate that the pacific ocean is resting on?
The Pacific Plate
How did the Pacific plate get its name?
The Pacific Plate got it name due it its location underneath the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Plate is the largest plate because consisting of 20 percent of earth's crust and contains Continental and ocean crust.
What was the Northwest Passage and what did Amerigo Vespucci and Ferdinand Magellon accomplish with their expeditions?
The Northwest Passage was a passage Europeans were looking for that connected the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer who first realized that the Americas were not part of Asia; the Americas are named after his feminized first name. Ferdinand Magellan found the Strait of Magellan but was killed in the Philippines while assisting natives conquer a rival tribe. Fortunately, a portion of his crew made it back home. They were the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Did Balboa or Magellan name the Pacific Ocean?
Magellan name d the Pacific Ocean.
What did he name the pacific?
Magellan named it the Pacific since in means peace.
What did Ferdinand Magellan name?
the pacific ocean no chiz
Who gave the pacific ocean it's name?
Magellan
When did Magellan discover the Pacific?
he discovered the name in 1521.
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 is the name of the passage in the pacific that Ferdinand Magellan reach?
meggelan strait
What is the origin of the name pacific?
Ferdinand Magellan named it because it looked so calm, and Pacific means calm.
Name of the body of water links the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?
the Strait of Magellan
Why did the people that named the oceans name them the name that they did?
* well i know why Ferdinand Magellan named the pacific the pacific: he named it the pacific because pacific means peaceful and when he saw it it was very low tide and peaceful .
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.
