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∙ 6y agoBartolomeu 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. Vasco da Gama was the first to reach India ten years later.
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∙ 10y agoa guy named Bartolomeu Dias, but once he got to the tip he got scared and went back.
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∙ 13y agoBartholomeu Dias
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Such explorer sailed around the coast of Africa to reach India?
Captain Cook
Who rounded the tip of Africa?
first rounded Africa's tip
Who sailed around Africa to India during the renaissance?
Vasco da Gama. He discovered the sea route from Portugal to India, around the Cape of Good Hope.
Who was the first European to reach the tip of Africa?
The first "European" explorer was Portuguese sailor Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope (1488); and Vasco de Gama was the first to sail around Africa (November 1497) and reach India (May 20 1498).There are stories of Phoenician and even Chinese explorers having rounded the Cape of Good Hope prior to this, but there is little or no physical historical evidence to back any of the claims.Bartholmeu DiasBartolomeu Diaz in 1488, sailed past the Cape of Good Hope, which he originally named the Cape of Storms.
I was a Portuguese nobleman who left Portugal in 1497 sailed around Africa and reached India in May 1498 Who was I?
Vasco de Gama
Who sailed around the southern tip of Africa?
Dias sailed to the southern tip of Africa in 1488.
Captain Vasco da Gama sailed all the way around what continent?
Captain Vasco Da Gama sailed all the way around the continent of Africa.
Who sailed around southern tip of africa cape of good hope in 1487?
It is bartholomeu Dias
In the 1400's explorers from china and Portugal sailed along what coastline?
Africa
Who sailed from Portugal around the southern tip of Africa and reached India by sea in 1498?
Vasco da Gama
Who sailed around the southern tip of Africa across the Indian Ocean and landed in I dia?
Vasco da Gama
How first sailed around the southern tip of Africa to find a direct route to Asia?
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. Vasco da Gama was the first to reach India ten years later.
Why do you remember bartolomeu dias?
Bartolomeu Dias is remembered for being the first European explorer to round the southern tip of Africa, opening up a new sea route to Asia. His expedition paved the way for future exploration and trade in the region, ultimately leading to the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama.
What direction did vasco da gama sail?
around southern Africa
Who sailed to Brazil then sailed around Africa to India?
Pedro Cabral
Is it true or false that Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias were early European explorers who sailed around Africa?
Yes, they were European explorers who were the first to round the Cape of Good Hope. Dias did first, but then his crew forced him to return. Vasco da Gama was the first to reach India by sailing around Africa.
Portuguese explorer who sailed from Portugal to India around the southern tip of Africa?
Ferdinand Magellan, and the expedition took place from 1519-1522
