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Expedition Reaches the Pacific
On November 28, 1520, Magellan sailed his remaining three ships out of the western end of the Strait of Magellan into a vast sea never systematically…
Timeline
- 1520Pacific (offshore Chile) · West coast of South AmericaThe Trinidad, Concepcion, and Victoria sailed out of the western end of the strait into the open waters of the Pacific, the first time the expedition had reached this ocean since departing Europe.
- 1520–1521Eastern Pacific · Eastern PacificMagellan named the calm sea before him the Pacific, then steered the fleet north along the Chilean coast before turning northwest to cross the Pacific in search of the direction of the Spice Islands.
Sources
- Pacific Ocean — History https://www.britannica.com/place/Pacific-Ocean
- Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan%27s_circumnavigation