What was one difference between Vasco de Gama and Bartolomeu Dias? Dias reached the tip of Africa, while de Gama's sailed around it. Dias was from Spain, while de Gama was from Italy. Dias circumnavigated the globe, while de Gama did not. De Gama found the Cape of Good Hope, while Dias did not.

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Tamara Gamble

10 September, 16:29

What was one difference between Vasco de Gama and Bartolomeu Dias? Dias reached the tip of Africa, while de Gama's sailed around it. Dias was from Spain, while de Gama was from Italy. Dias circumnavigated the globe, while de Gama did not. De Gama found the Cape of Good Hope, while Dias did not.

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April Buck · Answer 1

Option A, Dias reached the tip of Africa, while de Gama's sailed around it, is the right answer.

Explanation:

In the year 1488, Bartolomeu Dias, an explorer from Portugal, became the first European mariner to reach the tip of Africa. He was the first who opened the way for a sea route from Europe to Asia. His voyage revealed the very fact that both the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean flowed into each other. Therefore, option A will be right.