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why is Pacific Ocean called Pacific?

octoberthesixth
31-35, F
10 replies 48 views Nov 22, 2024
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cinsac
The Pacific Ocean is called "Pacific" because Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first to cross it in recorded history, found the waters remarkably calm after navigating rough seas, so he named it "Mar Pacífico" which means "peaceful sea" in Spanish; "pacific" meaning peaceful in English.

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Umile · 41-45, F
@cinsac wow. He thought our waters calm ? Smh. It's too deep and scary.
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wildbill83 · 41-45, M
@cinsac wonder what he'd named it if he'd been caught in a tsunami or monsoon?

The "Ohshit" ocean? 🤔
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