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Why was the trip around South America impractical as a trade route?
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∙ 13y ago
A spectacular accomplishment, his journey was the first complete trip around the world. Unfortunately, the trip was been so risky and the distance was so far, that it proved to be highly impractical as a trade route.
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Why was Balboas discovery of the Pacific Ocean Significant?
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The Panama Canal is the shortest route.
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Why was Balboas discovery of the Pacific Ocean Significant?
The discovery of the Pacific Ocean was important because it became a route by which to navigate around the globe. Vasco Nunez de Balboa named the Pacific Ocean the South Sea, and used it as a way to get around the tip of South America.
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south da
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they fly south
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Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to round the Cape Horn. He discovered it as he was on his circumnavigation of the earth in 1520.
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He came from Europe down up and around than landed in Florida a look in South East America.
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What is the shortest route from the Atlantic to the Pacific going through south America?
The Panama Canal is the shortest route.
What ocean do you sail on from Europe to south america?
Sailing from Europe to South America, the most practical route would be across the Atlantic Ocean.
