Question

The first seafarer to circumnavigate the African continent was ______.

Options

• Henry the Navigator

• Marco Polo

• Bartholomew Dias

• Columbus

Answer 1

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.