who sailed around the earth west ward about 500 years ago?
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Ferdinand Magellan was the eminent Portuguese explorer who traveled around east west ward approximately 500 years ago.
He sailed out from Spain with 5 ships in 1519 towards Spice Islands and discovered Strait of Magellan on his route.
It was the first voyage of a European explorer that crossed Pacific Ocean and he died during this dangerous expedition in 1521.
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Ferdinand Magellan sailedaround the Earth west ward to Asia from Spain when he set out in five ships in 1519.
The outcome of this journey was the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Reportedly, 6 years before the discovery, the Spanish explorer Vasco de Balboa had sailed across the Atlantic to Panama witnessing a large body of water from its western coast.
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