The channel they found through the South American landmass was named the Strait of All Saints, but is now known as the Strait of Magellan.
28th November 1520: Ferdinand Magellan leads the first European fleet into the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic as part of his planned circumnavigation of the globe
- 28th November 2021
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