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November 28, 1520
Magellan reaches the Pacific
After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan enters the Pacific... MORE >
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It is sometimes divided into two nominal sections: the part N of the equator is called the North Pacific; the part S of the equator, the South Pacific. The name Pacific (“peaceful”) was given to it by the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand . . .
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