Tag: Voyage

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20th January 1850: Robert McClure departs on the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage

20th January 2022
Tagged as: Arctic, Exploration, Sea, Voyage

Robert McClure departed England with HMS Investigator to lead the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage.

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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
Tagged as: America, Exploration, Magellan, Pacific Ocean, Portugal, Sailing, South America, Spain, Spice Islands, Voyage

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.