to save time and money
The U.S wanted to build an canal because they wanted a secret passage way to a certain destination.
From Delhi, India to Los Angeles, CA is 12875 kilometers. The distance from Delhi to Atlanta, GA is 12831 kilometers. So taking a non stop flight would make the trip to the East Coast slightly shorter.
He probably explained his theory that the world was a sphere and that it should be a shorter trip to the East Indies (Southeast Asia). if he went west around the globe, than the current route. The route at that time was south around the tip of Africa, up the east coast of Africa, and across the Indian Ocean. He would have explained the commercial advantages to Spain if they had a shorter trip than the competition. Then he probably asked for the financing.
During the first part of his expedition, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado traveled along the coast of the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez), which is an extension of the Pacific Ocean.
They are the same distance, but it depends on headwinds and other contributing factors. Generally the jet stream which goes over the US from west to east makes the trip going east shorter. Of course, trafic or stops are not considerd.
Another name for Ocean Trip is Cruise.
up to three months shorter with a ship
Route 66!
Christopher Columbus made his trip in 1492. A good way to remember it is..... Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.
The trip to and from there would be either shorter or longer.
She didn't survive her trip across the Pacific Ocean.
Beach, shoreline.