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muminat
3 years ago
5

Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe was important because...

History
1 answer:
arsen [322]3 years ago
3 0

The Magellan expedition has multiple geographical significance.

It reaffirmed the unity of the oceans, revealed that there was an ocean more spacious between Asia and America than the Atlantic, confirmed that Columbus had found a new continent, and in the end, it was finally proved that Earth was a sphere, and this sphere that turns from west to east.

Explanation:

  • He sailed in 1519 from the Spanish port, with five ships and 265 crew members. Sailing south along the eastern shores of South America it was not until October 1520 that he entered the strait that bears his name today. He explored it and discovered the archipelago of  Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego south of it.
  • Through that passage, he stepped out onto a new ocean. He called it the Pacific Ocean, because it had not been bad for three months of navigation.
  • In 1521, he reached the Philippine Islands, where he died in a skirmish with the natives of the tiny island of Mactan. Sailing the Indian Ocean, and sailing Africa, into Spain, under the command of H.S. Del Khan only one ship with 18 crew members returned in 1522.

Class: History

Level: Middle school

Keywords: Magellan, circumnavigation

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