Answer:
Magellan called the ocean Pacífico (or "Pacific" meaning, "peaceful") because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters. The ocean was often called the Sea of Magellan in his honor until the eighteenth century.
Water volume: 710,000,000 km3 (170,000,000 ...
Surface area: 165,250,000 km2 (63,800,000 sq mi)
Explanation:
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Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia.
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The answer is C. Earth's tilt and orbit. Hope I helped!
Answer:
b. Antarctica's ice
Explanation:
Earth is flatter at the South Pole than the North Pole because of the weight of the Antarctica's ice.
The Antarctica ice cap is the largest single mass of ice on earth. It covers almost 14 million square kilometers and it weighs 26,500,000 Gigatons.
As a result of this heavy weight, it compresses the South Pole of the earth causing the earth to be flatter at the South Pole.
This gives the Earth its slight pear shape.
