The explorer you are referring to is Ferdinand Magellan. In 1520, he navigated through the straits located at the southern tip of South America, which are now known as the Strait of Magellan. This passage allowed him to become the first European to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, marking a significant milestone in the Age of Exploration.
The straits of Magellan, Named after the explorer that discovered a passage through the bottom end of South America from the South Atlantic to the Pacific, thereby eliminating the need to go round Cape Horn. (Although the "Straits" are so windy, it's a toss-up which is the more dangerous route!)
Francisco Magellen - he ws the first to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the tip of South America. The straits there are now named after him. - the Magellen straits.
The first explorer to navigate the straits off the tip of South America was Ferdinand Magellan. In 1520, he discovered the strait that now bears his name, the Strait of Magellan, during his expedition to find a westward route to the Spice Islands. This passage allowed ships to navigate between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, significantly impacting maritime exploration.
The Panama Canal, which opened in 1914, is the man-made canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. The other sea connection is through the Straits of Magellan at the southern tip of South America (Cape Horn).
the Pacific and the Atlantic, (not did, the straits still do)
There are 4 oceans that border North and South America (3 oceans each) : the Arctic, Pacific, and Atlantic for North America, and the Southern, Pacific, and Atlantic for South America. There are a large number of named seas, bays, gulfs, sounds, and straits that extend from these oceans, such as the Bering Sea, Bering Straits, Beaufort Sea, Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, Davis Straits, Labrador Sea, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence -- all of which border Alaska or Canada.
Located at the southern tip of Argentina are the Straits of Magellan. Named after the Portuguese explorer who attempted to circumnavigate the earth. He had to travel that far south in order to get to the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean. While Magellan died in the Philippines, his remaining crew did make it back to Portugal.
Ferdinand Magellan discovered the passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans at the tip of South America, now called the Straits of MagellanHe also discovered and named the Pacific Ocean
It is the straits between the continents of South America and Antarctica, notorious for its danger to shipping, and named after the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
The two oceans that meet near Cape Horn at the Magellan Straits are the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This location is known for its turbulent waters and challenging sailing conditions due to the convergence of these two major bodies of water.
It's a strait. Like the Straits of Magellan links the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific.
Ferdinand Magellan discovered the passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans at the tip of South America, now called the Straits of MagellanHe also discovered and named the Pacific Ocean