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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 did early sailors call the Atlantic ocean before Columbus?
he called it loco stamiya in french that means large ocean.
What did Columbus call the people he saw?
Columbus originally set out to find a passage to India from the Atlantic Ocean. However he landed in the America's. As a result he ended up calling the Indigenous people Indians.
What did early sailors call the Atlantic ocean?
he called it loco stamiya in french that means large ocean.
Why is the Atlantic ocean call the ring of fire?
It is not. The Pacific Ocean rim is the Ring of Fire named for the "RING" of volcanoes there.
What do you call the geographical area of Europe and the north Atlantic Ocean?
Eueropean theater of Operations
Name the ocean between the british isles and America?
To the East of the British Isles is the North Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. To the South between Britain and France is the English Channel, which the French call "La Manche."
Which ocean is closest to europe?
The Atlantic ocean. See the related link for a map and verication.
Why did Christopher Columbus want to sail the Atlantic Ocean?
He thought sailing the Atlantic ocean would bring him faster to India, and eventually make him famous for discovering a new route that leads to Asia. Remember Christopher Columbus set out to find India because they had good spices and good trading material. There was one major problem, the Atlantic led to the Americas not to India. When Christopher finally reached land he though he was in India, but he was actually in North America. Since he still thought he was in India Christopher called the natives Indians, thus creating a new word to call the Native Americans. Christopher Columbus would later eventually die still thinking that he found India.
What ocean is to the east of the United States.?
If you mean east of the USA it's the Atlantic Ocean.-When did it become normal to call it " you.s ". Most people would consider that incorrect.
What do you call an ocean between continents?
Various oceans have existed in prehistoric times, comparable to the Atlantic and Pacific. The supercontinent Pangaea was surrounded by the world ocean Panthalassa 300 million years ago, when the Iapetus Ocean (pre-Atlantic) disappeared and the continents of Laurentia, Avalonia, and Baltica fused together.
What are the 5 oceans of the world?
The Pacific Ocean, Biggest, Area (sq km) 181,343,000, Area (sq miles) 70,017,000 The Atlantic Ocean, Area (sq km) 94,314,000, Area (sq miles) 36,415,000 The Indian Ocean, Area (sq km) 74,118,000, Area (sq miles) 28,617,000 The Southern Ocean, Area (sq km) 2,033,000, Area (sq miles) 7,849,000 The Arctic Ocean, Smallest, Area (sq km) 12,256,000, Area (sq miles) 4,732,000 This is according to The Worlds Top Lists
