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Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese name: Fernao de MagalhaesMagellan was born in Portugal, but it was under the Spanish flag that he sailed in 1519 with the intention of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing west around…Plata, Río de la
(Encyclopedia) Plata, Río de laPlata, Río de larēˈō ᵺā lä pläˈtä [key], estuary, c.170 mi (270 km) long, SE South America, formed by the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. Between Argentina and Uruguay, the…Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake was chosen by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1577 to command a voyage around the world. Drake was already a successful privateer (or sea pirate), and his voyage was designed to disrupt…James Cook
Captain James Cook was an English naval explorer whose expeditions in the 1770s charted much of the lands of the Pacific, including New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii. The son of an agricultural…Tall Sail Ships
Kruzenshtern, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, and Kaiwo Maru II by David Johnson The Russian ship Kruzenshtern Kruzenshtern For sheer size, few ships can match the Russian…All About Columbus Day
Columbus, his journeys and legacy, and other explorers and explorations Biographies of Famous Explorers Roald Amundsen Vasco Núnez de Balboa Ibn Batuta Richard Burton John…Pacific Ocean: Ocean Facts & Animals
Top of Page The Pacific Ocean is a vast and majestic body of water, stretching across more than one-third of the planet's surface. Its crystal-clear blue waters and warm, tropical climate make it a…Timeline: Philippines History, Part I
Part I: Magellan, Rizal, and Philippine independence by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross B.C. 1521 1521 1886 1901 1934 1946 Next: 1965-present About 25,000 B.C. The ancestors of the…Guam Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Located on the world atlas in the western Pacific Ocean, Guam is the largest island in Micronesia and an unincorporated territory of the United States. The island is known for its beautiful…Patagonia
(Encyclopedia) PatagoniaPatagoniapätägōˈnyä [key], region, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), primarily in S Argentina, S of the Río Colorado and E of the Andes, but including extreme SE Chile and N…Trending
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