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Naming the Pacific

Spare a thought for the brilliant and tenacious navigator, Ferdinand Magellan! He gave the Pacific Ocean its name which means peaceful. It was! Compared to the big seas he’d sailed through. He died today in 1521 in the Philippines, a long way from his home in Portugal. But his ship and crew finished the journey he started, and became the first people ever to sail all the way around the world. They almost starved to death on the way. Check out his life story and then grab a colouring page!