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Who was first explorer given credit for sailing around the world?
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Who was the first person to get credit for sailing around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan! -Please see the related link...
Who was the First man to be given credit for sailing around the world?
Magellan s voyage was the first to sail around the world, though he did not complete the voyage.
Who is the first to get credit for sailing across the Atlantic?
Christopher Columbus
Who was the Portuguese explorer found a sea route to Asia by sailing around Africa?
Vasco de Gama thank you very much.Vasco de Gama , A Portuguese explorer , made the first voyage from Europe to Asia.
Who was the first person to travel around the horn of Africa to India?
A Portuguese explorer named Vasco Da Gama was the one who opened this sailing route. A link can be found below.
What country was ferdinand magellan sailing for?
Explorer and navigator Ferdinanad Magellan sailed for the country of France. He is known for being the first European to travel from Europe to Asia by sailing west.
Who was the first person to explore the arctic?
The first person to explore the Arctic is believed to be Norse explorer, Erik the Red, who sailed to Greenland around 982 AD. However, some sources credit the Greek explorer Pytheas as the first to explore the Arctic around 325 BC.
Who was the first sailor to lead a sailing trip around the world?
your dad
Which country was the first to claim in the new world?
The Vikings from Sweden, were probably the first. Christopher Columbus sailing for Spain is given the credit for officially being the first.
Which explorer reached India by sailing around Africa?
Vasco Da Gama was the first explorer to make a complete journey to India. He was Portugese and left in 1497 with three ships under his command. He sailed on the water for eleven months( versus three months for Columbus) when he finally made it to the Indian city of Calicut( not to be confused with Calcutta, which was the city's enemy at the time.
A lighter and faster sailing ship first built around 1400?
Caravel
Who was the first emperor to reach in India by sailing around Africa?
garnali mensis
