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8. Use the map above to answer the question. Who was the explorer who completed the voyage

above, and why is it significant?
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A. Ferdinand Mageilan, and he circumnavigated the world
B. Ferdinand Magellan, and he created trade routes with the native South Americans
C. Christopher Columbus, and he found a western trade route to India
D. Christopher Columbus, and he circumnavigated the world​

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A. Ferdinand Mageilan, and he circumnavigated the world

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Who was the explorer who completed the voyage above, and why is it significant? Ferdinand Mageilan, and he circumnavigated the world.Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) discovered the Strait of Magellan while leading the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean;His voyages showed that the circumference of the earth was longer than what Columbus had estimated

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