欧博娱乐11 Pretty Awesome Facts About the Pacific Ocea

Born in 1480, the Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand Magellan would go on to sail between the southernmost tip of mainland South America and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Now called the "Strait of Magellan," that expanse is an Atlantic-Pacific connection point.

In late 1520, Magellan entered the vast ocean to the west of the Americas. He described the calm waters he found there as "pacific" (i.e., "peaceful"), and the rest is history.

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