Balboa in 1513
Columbus never discovered the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean was Balboa's "discovery". He saw it from Panama in 1513 and was the first European to see the Pacific from the New World.
Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1512. he was the first European to see the pacific ocean from its eastern shore
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a very important man that found the eastern shore from the pacific ocean.
His achievement was that he was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
European , Pacific , Atlantic , Eastern , CBI (China-Burma-India) .
In January, 09:00 Pacific Standard Time =12:00 American Eastern Standard Time16:00 Eastern Greenland Time19:00 Eastern European Time20:00 Further-Eastern European Time20:00 East Africa Time02:00 Eastern Indonesian Time02:00 East Timor Time03:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time04:00 Australian Eastern Summer Time
6 PM Pacific Standard Time = 4 AM Eastern European Time in Egypt
There are actually three different European time zones: eastern, central, and western. As a reference, 9:00 am Pacific Standard Time is 6:00 pm Central European Time.
The Eastern Front of the European Theater.
James Cook was the first European to sight the eastern coast of Australia, which he then named New South Wales. It should be noted, however, that Cook did not discover Australia.
Well one thing for sure is he was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean. I am currently researching on his impact back then and now.