8. Use the map above to answer the question. Who was the explorer who completed the voyage

above, and why is it significant?

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A. Ferdinand Mageilan, and he circumnavigated the world

B. Ferdinand Magellan, and he created trade routes with the native South Americans

C. Christopher Columbus, and he found a western trade route to India

D. Christopher Columbus, and he circumnavigated the world

A. Ferdinand Mageilan, and he circumnavigated the world

Explanation:

Who was the explorer who completed the voyage above, and why is it significant? Ferdinand Mageilan, and he circumnavigated the world. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) discovered the Strait of Magellan while leading the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean; His voyages showed that the circumference of the earth was longer than what Columbus had estimated