Magellan
The Pacific Ocean from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
The ocean's current name was given by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521. He called it Mar Pacifico, which in both Portuguese and Spanish means "peaceful sea".
The Pacific Ocean is called "Pacific" because the name comes from the Latin word "pacificus," which means peaceful. The ocean was named by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1520, who found its waters to be calm and tranquil during his voyage.
The Pacific Ocean got its name from the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. He called it "Mar Pacifico," which means "peaceful sea" in Spanish, because of its calm and tranquil waters.
The Great South Sea was named the Pacific Ocean by the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. He gave it the name "Mar Pacífico," which means "peaceful sea," due to the calm waters he encountered during his voyage. This name eventually became widely adopted and is still used today.
Pacific Ocean.
Magellan did not coin the name "Pacific Ocean." The ocean was named by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during his voyage in 1520 due to its calm and tranquil waters. The name "Pacific" comes from the Latin word "pacificus," meaning peaceful.
The explorer's name was Vasco Núñez de Balboa. He was the first person to reach and see the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Many believe he was the one who named it, but he did not. It was an explorer after him in 1520, named Ferdinand Magellan.
the name given to pacific ocean by balboa is the prizzano the answer in top is wrong its south you can figure the rest pleaseBalboa named it Mar del Sur (South Sea). Magellan renamed it Pacific Ocean.
The Danish navigator and explorer who sailed in 1728 from the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean through the sea that bears his name is Vitus Bering. He is known for his expeditions that contributed significantly to the mapping of the northern Pacific region and the coastlines of Alaska and Siberia. Bering's journey through the Bering Strait marked a significant moment in the exploration of the Arctic.
well people say that he gave the pacific ocean its name by the calm waters!