The First European to View the Pacific Ocean from the Eastern

question 51

Multiple Choice

The first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the eastern side of the ocean was:

• A) Vasco da Gama.
• B) Bartholomeu Dias.
• C) Christopher Columbus.
• D) Ferdinand Magellan.
• E) Vasco de Balboa.

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