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What was Magellan's major discovery?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

His was the first expedition to travel around the world, although he died en-route. (The trip was finished after his death in Guam, in 1522. ) He sailed around the tip of A South America, and found a westward passage, which was named after him the 'Strait of Magellan'. He was the first to find a new ocean. It was calm and peaceful, so he named it Pacific.

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