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Who were the first Europeans to round the Cape of Good Hope and enter into the Indian ocean?
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Who was the first to across the Indian Ocean?
The first Europeans to sail across the Indian Ocean were Portuguese led by Vasco da Gama. They were looking for an ocean route to the East, so as to cut out the middlemen in their trade with India and China.
What spanish explorer sailed the Pacific Ocean for the first time?
balboa
Who is the first person gone into the Pacific ocean?
The first 'Europeans' to enter the Pacific Ocean from the east were Magellan and the other members of his expedition, by way of The Straits of Magellan which separate South America from Cape Horn. Other Europeans undoubtedly saw the Pacific earlier, after traveling from the west, including overland through China.
Which of the following describes trade on the Indian ocean during the post classical era but not during the age of exploration?
Muslim merchants from the Arabian Peninsula controlled Indian Ocean trade.
What is correct concerning the Indian ocean trade from 1000 to 1450?
Mrs. Nelson says the answer is 2
Where does the Zambesi River flow into?
The Indian Ocean
What is the canal that the europeans want from Africa?
You may mean Suez Canal . This allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean to the Indian ocean.
What is the neighbouring ocean of Kenya?
The Indian Ocean borders Kenya to the southeast.
Is Indian the biggest ocean?
no, the pacific is. The Indian Ocean is not the biggest ocean in the world. It is the third largest. First being the Pacific Ocean and second the Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Ocean comprises about 20% of the water on the earths surface. The Pacific comprises of about 46% and the Atlantic 29%.
What ocean borders Australia to the west?
The Indian Ocean Indian Ocean IT'S THE INDIAN OCEAN!
How europeans come to subcontinent?
Europeans came to the various subcontinents of the world by sailing. The Portugese and the Greek in particular were the greatest explorers. They travelled through the Mediterrean Sea, Red Sean and the Indian Ocean.
Vasco da Gama was the first European sailor to explore what ocean?
Indian ocean
