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sailors crossed the ocean before engines by using winds, one way they might use trade winds and to come back they might go up and use prevailing westerlies. in different areas of pressure they have different wind directions.
Before the arrival of engine driven ships, all propulsion of ships was done by using tall masts, spars, and canvas sails to harness the wind.
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∙ 7y agoBefore airplanes, seas and oceans were crossed by boats.
Unless they froze over, in which case they could be crossed on foot.
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What did sailors rely on before compasses were invented?
Sailors rely on stars before compasses were invented, some sailors rely on landmarks too! (But most sailors who rely on landmarks get lost, just think of it your in the Atlantic ocean there are no land marks just water, they did that about five ((5)) years then saw a pattern in the stars to help them get where there going, so before the compass they used stars.)
What is the name of the deep water sailors and explorers who colonized the islands of the pacific ocean including Hawaii before the year 1000?
Polynesians
How was it possible for Polynesian sailors to travel across vast expanses of ocean and not get lost?
How was it possible for Polynesian sailors to travel across vast expanses of ocean and not get lost?
What did early sailors call the Atlantic ocean before Columbus?
he called it loco stamiya in french that means large ocean.
In its early history this ocean was heavily traveled by Chinese Arab and Indian sailors.?
Indian ocean
What ocean in its early history was heavily traveled by Chinese Arab and Indian sailors?
Indian ocean
Who did Christopher Columbus cross the Atlantic Ocean with?
Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean with a crew of sailors. The exact number is not known, but it is believed to have been around 90 men. They sailed in three ships: the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Niña.
What did early sailors call the Atlantic before Columbus?
The Atlantic Ocean had the same name long before Columbus set sale. The ancient Greeks are responsible for coming up with its name.
What ocean did Columbus cross after he left Spain?
which ocean did columbus cross after he left spain
What ocean would you cross from Africa to Australia?
Indian ocean you cross the Indian ocean to get to the other side
What ocean would you have to cross if you had to cross eastern Africa to India?
the Indian ocean!
What did oceanographers use to map ocean floors back then before sonar was made?
Back in the day, sailors would head out on the ships and tie a lead sinker to a line to measure the ocean floor. Hope this helped!! ;)
