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Magellan, Ferdinand
exploration for the Spanish Empire in Asia and the Pacific
first European to sail on the Pacific
Important Explorations (table)
naming of the Pacific Ocean
Exploration, Geographic
Explorers
areas explored
Asia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Oceania
South America
South America – Chile
South America – Magellan, Strait of
South America – Patagonia
South America – Spanish Empire
South America – Tierra del Fuego
artworks depicting Magellan
cargo of surviving ship
death
description of Magellanic Clouds
explorer who completed Magellan’s voyage
use of an astrolabe
Magellan, Strait of
Magellan, Strait of, channel, between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separating the southern tip of the South American mainland from the island of ...
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