Q. The Portuguese Navigator who led the expedition which completed the first circurnnavigation:

A
Columbus
B
Magellan
C
Cook
D
Cabral
Solution:

In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.

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