Sailors in the 16th-18th century dreaded "rounding the horn" because of strong winds and heavy seas. cape horn is about latitude
55°s at the tip of south america. these sailors considered this a passage from the atlantic to pacific oceans, but this ocean is now often called ________.
These sailors considered this a passage from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans, but this ocean is now often called the southern ocean. It is also known as the Austral Ocean which it consists of the southernmost waters located at 60 degrees south latitude and surrounding the Antartica. It is the southern part of the atlantic, pacific and the indian oceans.
This policy is known as the Monroe Doctrine. This doctrine was an essential part of American thinking that was born from a paranoia that European influence would become pervasive in the Americas.