vasco da gama by way of the cape of good hope
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Ferdindand Magellan....
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Wisconsin was discovered by Jean Nicolet in 1634, while looking for the Northwest Passage to China.
A Portuguese explorer by the name of Bartholomeu Diaz was on a voyage to find a passage to the Far East when he discovered South Africa; he sailed around it and landed near Cape Aghulas. This was the first reported "discovery" of South Africa by a European; in actual fact South Africa has been inhabited for thousands of years by the indigenous peoples of the area (Khoi San and other groups).
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The straits of Magellan, Named after the explorer that discovered a passage through the bottom end of South America from the South Atlantic to the Pacific, thereby eliminating the need to go round Cape Horn. (Although the "Straits" are so windy, it's a toss-up which is the more dangerous route!)
The Northwest Passage Apex;;;
Batolmeu Dias was a famous explorer during the age of exploration. He discovered a passage through the Cape of Good Hope. He also discovered a way to go from Portugal to Asia.
Henry Hudson
The Middle Passage was discovered by Ben Dover.
Ferdinand Magellan discovered the passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans at the tip of South America, now called the Straits of MagellanHe also discovered and named the Pacific Ocean