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The first seafarer to circumnavigate the African continent was ______. - History

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प्रश्न

The first seafarer to circumnavigate the African continent was ______.

पर्याय

  • Henry the Navigator

  • Marco Polo

  • Bartholomew Dias

  • Columbus

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उत्तर

The first seafarer to circumnavigate the African continent was Bartholomew Dias.

Explanation:

  • Dias began his expedition on the orders of the King of Portugal, John II.
  • He reached the southern tip of Africa, which he named the Cape of Storms,. Later, the name was changed to ‘Cape of Good Hope’. 
  • He was the first seafarer to circumnavigate the African continent.
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