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Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the tip of South Africa, passing the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas from 1487-1488.
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What European country was the first to sail eastward by sea?
Portugal was the first country to sail eastward. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and discover India
What continent did Magellan sail around first?
south america
The first europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the?
VASCO daGAMA
The first man to sail around Africa and reach India was?
Vasco da Gama
What was the significance of Ferdinand Magellan voyage which began in 1519?
It was the first European voyage to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe. It was the first voyage to sail through he Northwest Passage.
Bartolomeu dias captained the first European ship to sail where?
Around the south tip of africa..
What was Vasco da Gama the first person to do?
Sail from Europe, around the south of Africa, and on to India.
Who was the second to sail around the south of Africa?
Vasco Da Gama
What cape in South Africa did Magellan sail around?
cape horn
What continent did Vasco da gama sail around to reach India?
south africa
Who was the first explorer to completely sail around Africa?
Christopher Columbus
What is an fact about Bartolomeu Dias?
He was the first person to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa He was sponsored by the Portugese king John the second.
What European country was the first to sail eastward by sea?
Portugal was the first country to sail eastward. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and discover India
What Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the tip of Africa?
Bartolomeu Dias. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean.
What continent did Magellan sail around first?
south america
Who was the first European explorer to sail all the way around Africa?
MAGELLEN
Who was the first explorer to sail around africa?
Christopher Columbus
