Probably to explore and claim newer lands for your country/nation back in the old days. Or maybe to be able to settle in newer colonies, something among those lines.
Sailing from Europe to South America, the most practical route would be across the Atlantic Ocean.
sailing west from Europe
Atlantic ocean
Europe lies in northeast of South America across the Atlantic Ocean.
since switzerland is in Europe which europe is across USA, it is the Atlantic ocean
since Switzerland is in Europe which europe is across USA, it is the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Most people migrated to North America from Europe via Asia via the connection across the Bering Strait up in Alaska. More recently, people migrated to North America by sailing across the Atlantic ocean.
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Atlantic Ocean
It depends are you going towards Chile via the Suez Canal and across the Pacific Ocean, or are you going across the Atlantic Ocean?