[DOC] [TLE] Strait of Magellan - Wikipedia [PAR] Strait of Magellan, in South America's southern tip. The Strait of Magellan (
Spanish: Estrecho de Magallanes), also called the Straits of Magellan, .... The 
expedition is described by the young French explorer, engineer and 
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tip of Africa is at 35 south;... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand Magellan - Wikipedia [PAR] Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Castilian ('
Spanish') .... Monopoly of the discovered route for a period of ten years. ... 
Afterwards, they continued to sail south along South America's east coast, 
looking for the strait that Magellan believed ... The strait is now named the Strait 
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In 1792, Gray sighted, named, and sailed up the Columbia River in Oregon, and 
also ... naturalist and explorer who explored much of Central and South America. 
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stretches from its connection with the Sarmiento Channel at southern tip of the ... 
Day, it was originally named Estrecho de Todos los Santos (Strait of All Saints). ... 
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the first European voyage of discovery to ... (the channel of water between the 
southern tip of South America and the island of Tierra del Fuego). .... Magellan 
named the connecting waters the Strait of All Saints, but the strait now bears his 
name. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 1 Section 3&4 Flashcards [PAR] Sep 5, 2012 ... French explorer who discovered and mapped the St. Lawrence River ... this 
Portuguese mariner discovered the strait at the southernmost tip of South 
America that ... the Italian explorer whom the Americas were named after... [DOC] [TLE] Random House for High School Teachers | Catalog | The Oregon ... [PAR] The Chinooks, named for the warm, moist southwest wind blowing in from the 
Pacific ... the English navigator and explorer, to find a direct western route to the 
Orient. ... He found no passage through the continent, but at the tip of South 
America he ... After sailing through the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific, Drake 
plundered... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand Magellan | Explore Royal Museums Greenwich [PAR] Ferdinand Magellan (14801521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited ... 
He hoped to find a passage through South America so that he could sail all the 
way ... Magellan found the strait that is now named after him, but only by chance. 
... to the East by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of 
Africa. [DOC] [TLE] The First Circumnavigation of the Globe - Library of Congress [PAR] Magalhes named the strait that he discovered at the southern tip of South 
America, "Channel of All Saints." Other names have been applied to the strait, but 
this... [DOC] [TLE] Test: EHS/ESJ American History Chapter 1-2 Study Guide ... - Quizlet [PAR] Set up a center in southern Portugal to teach sailors easy and efficient ways to 
navigate. Hoped to bring more wealth ... Spanish explorer of Italian descent. First 
European to explore ... Portuguese explorer. Discovered the Strait of Magellan (
which is named after him

Question: The strait at South America's southern tip is named for this explorer who discovered it
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan