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Why the name cape of good hope is given?
When it was fist discovered by the Portuguese they believed that the Cape had a great deal of potential as a sea route for trade in India and so named it the Cape of Good Hope
What cape did vasco DA Gama sail around in route to India?
Good hope
Who discovered a route around Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias founded the Cape of Good Hope which is the tip of Africa. But Vasco da Gama went around the cape of good hope and landed in India
What places did vasco da gama explore?
he discovered Africa, Cape of Good Health and India. Trade routes include:*trade route from Europe to India*trade route from Western route to India
Which Portuguese explorer discovered a sea route to India by way of the Cape of?
Vasco De/Da Gama by way of the Cape of Good Hope
How many ships did it take for sailing the cape of good hope?
Nobody knows. But it is said that there are between 30,000 to 40,000 ships taking round the Cape of Good Hope sea route every year.
What did king john of Portugal renamed the southern tip of Africa?
King John of Portugal renamed the southern tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope. He renamed it that because it's discovery indicated that a sea route to India would soon be found.
Where did Bartolomeu Dias go on his voyage?
He went through the route of southern Asia, he also discovered the cape of good hope.
Who was the explorer who opened the route to India by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco da Gama (Dom Vasco da Gama) was the first European (Portuguese) explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and find a sea route to India, landing in Calicut (India) in 1498.Bartolomeu Dias (Bartholomew Diaz) was the first European explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. He ventured only a little way up the east coast of Africa (into the Indian Ocean) before returning to Portugal. Dias originally named the Cape as the "Cape of Storms", but this was later renamed Cape of Good Hope by King John II of Portugal as it represented the possibility of a trade route with the East.
What is the cape that ends in hope?
The Cape of Good Hope
Who finds the Cape of Good Hope?
http://www.answers.com/topic/john-ii-of-portugal as "Cape of Good Hope" (Cabo da Boa Esperança) because of the great optimism engendered by the opening of a sea route to India and the East.
Why people use to use the route of cape of good hope and not other route?
It was the only sea route to the far east.The Suez and Panama canals did not exist in those days.The route around Cape Horn South America was discovered later but was to dangerous for merchant travel.
