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.Da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope on November 7, 1497 and rounded it on November 22, 1497.
Vasco da Gama led an expedition of four ships sent by the Portuguese to sail, for the first time, all the way from Portugal around Africa and then across the Indian ocean, in order to reach India, source of many valuable spices. The expedition left Lisbon on July 8, 1497. They reached the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, on November 22, 1497. The expedition then sailed northwards partway up the coast of Africa before turning east across Indian Ocean. They crossed the Indian Ocean in 23 days, and reached Calcutta, India on May 20, 1498.
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Who discovered sea route to India via 'Cape of Good Hope'?
Vasco da Gama
Who discover the cape of good hope 1488?
Vasco da Gama
What did vasco da Gama brought from the cape of good hope?
Spices
He originally called it the cape of storms''today it is the ''cape of good hope''?
Vasco da Gama
Who rounded the The Cape of Good Hope?
I got the Vasco da Gama
What was Vasco Da Gama's contribution?
Vasco da Gama was one of the only explorers to get around the 'Cape of Good Hope' , so after, other explorers did too.
What cape did vasco DA Gama sail around in route to India?
Good hope
What land was explored by Vasco da Gama?
Cape of good hope and portugal to the east
What was one difference between Vasco de Gama and Bartolomeu Dias?
vasco da gama sailed around the cape of good hope but continued onto india, unlike dias who sailed around the cape of good hope but did not go further.
What Portuguese explorer that rounded the tip of Africa at the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco da Gama.
What is the name of the person who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa?
Vasco de Gama
What tip of land did Vasco de Gama sail around to get to India?
Cape of Good Hope
