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Who discovered the Strait around the Southern tip of South America in 1520 some of crew completed first circumnavigation of the World?
The explorer who discovered the straits around the southern tip of South America in 1520 and whose crew completed first circumnavigation of the world was Ferdinand Magellan. The straits were named after him in his honor.
Whom should you honor?
Honor those whose accomplishments and/or self-sacrifice merit honor.
Which king was Louisiana named honor of?
King Louis
Who was the United States of America named after and why?
Answer: A common misconception is that America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who notably mapped the South American coast between 1500 and 1502. However, newly dicovered lands were never named after a person's first name. In fact, America is named after Richard Ameryk, a wealthy Welshman who was the main investor in a pioneering trans-Atlantic voyage by John Cabot, which reached Labrador in 1497, two years before Vespucci.
Boulder dam was renamed in this presidents honor?
Hoover dam (Boulder) was named in honor of Pres. Herbert W. Hoover.
How they named the 7 continents?
* America was named in honor of the Italian sailor Amrico Vespucio.
What is the element in the periodic table named in honor of America?
Americium
Who Named Bailomore?
Baltimore was named after Lord Baltimore, the founder of the Maryland colony, whose full name was Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. The city was established in 1729 and named in his honor.
What is the best English definition of the words Amerigo Vespucci?
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer after whom America was named. Amerigo explored the south cost of America and named the continent in his honor.
What explores name is used to honor your country?
If you are referring to the United States of America, it was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian mapmaker. He was not an explorer in the true sense of the word.
What did America first stand for?
Amerigo Vespucci, he was named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, for his discovery of the mainland of the New World.
Element named in honor of america?
Americium - atomic number 95
Who was the person that the nation's capital was named after?
George Washington was the person that the capital of the United States of America (Washington DC) was named after. George Washington was the first President of the USA.
Who discovered the Strait around the Southern tip of South America in 1520 some of crew completed first circumnavigation of the World?
The explorer who discovered the straits around the southern tip of South America in 1520 and whose crew completed first circumnavigation of the world was Ferdinand Magellan. The straits were named after him in his honor.
Whom should you honor?
Honor those whose accomplishments and/or self-sacrifice merit honor.
Elements named in honor of France America Poland and Germany?
Poland (polonia) = polonium France = francium (pronounced "froggium" in the UK) America = Americium Germany = Germanium
The process of cutting decorative zigzags along the edges of fruit halves in named in honor of the pointed beards found in whose paintings?
Van Dyck (vandyking)
