Strait of Magellan

they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role. It’s always about the goal.” Although a remarkable navigator, Magellan never chose to make a positive impact on his crew’s lives. Leading a crew of young men gave him power to abuse or use, but instead of showing these men a dedicated and concerned leader, Magellan led the boys to a slow, painful death. Magellan was not worth defending in his last battle because he accepted inhumane ship conditions within his armada, treated people terribly

Maritime Exploration Challenges of Ferdinand Magellan and Sir Francis Drake Exploration of the oceans was very popular during the time of Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan and English explorer Sir Francis Drake. Ferdinand Magellan was a young Portuguese man who enlisted under the Spanish king before he began his expedition to go on a trip around the world on the 10th of August in 1519 (“Ferdinand” 1). Ferdinand Magellan was in search of both fortune and fame, and he left Spain with 5 ships in

Normally it's the second mood the drake shake, this is when the passage has ferocious roaring winds which creates enormous waves, not a fun time. In 1578 there was an Explorer named Sir Francis Drake that went through the Strait of Magellan. When he went through the Strait of Magellan he lost 4 ships. After his last ship made it through it got pushed farther south and that's when drake realized that there is a another route for ships further south. Then the bottleneck was named Drake Passage after him

The Drake Passage is a fierce body of water that is around the Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of the Antarctic. It connects the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and extends through the Southern Ocean. It is the shortest crossing to Antarctica, than any other landmass. The other two passages are around the extreme Southern part of South America. The winds are so extreme, ships can’t make a headway through the Passage. The Antarctic current pushes more than 600 time the flow

Following the common tradition of designating geographical locations after early adventurers, the passage itself was named for Sir Francis Drake, an explorer that successfully navigated the Strait of Magellan in 1578, although it did cost him four of his ships in return. After navigating the Strait of Magellan, his remaining ship, the Golden Hind, was blown way off to the south which led Sir Drake to realize that there was a route further south that was open for ships. Amazingly, it would not be

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Ferdinand Magellan is the son of Portuguese nobility and a student of cartography and astronomy. Magellan had a goal to discover a western sea route through the Americans that led to the Spice Islands. Throughout this voyage Magellan wanted more such as his own fleet which was refused to be given by the King of Portugal. Instead, the Spanish king provided an armada or fleet or ships of five. Magellan employed a group of men in their teenage years and twenties which later staged a mutiny. Within

Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the world. He was a Portuguese explorer who planned the expedition to the East Indies. Magellan was born in Sabrosa, Portugal in 1480. He was born into a noble family. Around 1500, Magellan became a skilled sailor and naval officer and was eventually selected by King Charles I to search for a westward route to the Moluccas Islands. King Charles financed the expedition. In March 1505, Ferdinand Magellan joined the expedition with Francisco

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is famous for leading the first expedition to sail all the way around the world, sailing through the Straits of Magellan and entering the Pacific Ocean. The story of Ferdinand Magellan is, in the end, a sad one. He had a great idea, a great wish. He wished to lead a voyage that sailed around the world. He started off on that voyage, but he didn't live to see the end of it. Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal somewhere around 1480 into a wealthy

FERDINAND MAGELLAN By:Erick Land Did you know there are many different explorers? If there was no explorers we probably wouldn't be living here today. One famous explorer is named Ferdinand Magellan (Ma-jel-lan). Magellan was born in 1480 and was Killed in 1521 by a native named Lapu-Lapu. Magellan set out on a trip to circumnavigate the world by ship in 1519 that ended in 1522. Magellan stopped at many nations during his voyage including Portugal, and the Spice Islands but also traveled through