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A Portuguese explorer by the name of Bartholomeu Diaz was on a voyage to find a passage to the Far East when he discovered South Africa; he sailed around it and landed near Cape Aghulas.
This was the first reported "discovery" of South Africa by a European; in actual fact South Africa has been inhabited for thousands of years by the indigenous peoples of the area (Khoi San and other groups).
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∙ 10y agoBartholomeu Dias. A nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.
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Do you think Magellan was alive as his ship rounded the southern tip of Africa?
Yes, he was alive because in the book of the social studies. It says He died in the Phillipness.. and it did NOT say he died on the Southern tip of Africa. -.-
Who sailed around southern tip of africa cape of good hope in 1487?
It is bartholomeu Dias
What portuguese explorer reached the southern tip of Africa in 1488 naming it the cape of storms?
Bartholomew Diaz
Which explorer first found a way you East Asia by traveling around the southern tip of Africa?
it was Magellan
Who discovered the Strait around the Southern tip of South America in 1520 some of crew completed first circumnavigation of the World?
The explorer who discovered the straits around the southern tip of South America in 1520 and whose crew completed first circumnavigation of the world was Ferdinand Magellan. The straits were named after him in his honor.
In 1487 this man discovered the southern tip of Africa what was his name and where was he from?
Bartolomeu Dias, a nobleman and explorer discovered the southern tip of Africa in 1487. He was from Portugal. He was the first European to have sailed past South Africa.
What is the cape of southern tip of Africa?
The southern most point of South Africa is Cape Agulhas
Who or what did bartholomeu dias do?
he was an explorer that discovered the southern tip of Africa called the cape of good hope
Who sailed around the southern tip of Africa?
Dias sailed to the southern tip of Africa in 1488.
1487 who discovered the southern tip of Africa?
Although the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias departed on his expedition in 1487, it was in 1488 that he discovered the southern tip of Africa. He discovered the Cape of Good Hope during his 1487-1488 voyage.
Which is closer to the South pole the southern tip of Africa or the most southern edge of mainland?
Southern edge Australia
Is Cape Town located North of South Africa?
NO, Capetown is almost at the southern most tip of Africa.
What are the 2 deserts found on the southern tip of Africa?
There are no deserts on the southern tip of Africa. However, the Namib Desert and the Kalahari Desert are located in the southern areas of Africa.
The 3 capitals at the southern tip of africa are?
Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein are the three capitols at the Southern tip of Africa.
Who discovered a way to sail around the tip of Africa in the 1400s?
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 capes are located at Africa's tip?
The Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa.
What was Vasco da gamma's great discovery?
he discovered the route to India over the cape of good hope on the southern tip of Africa
