Name the person who sailed round the world in 1519-1522, discovered a passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic, and also proved that the shape of the Earth is round.
Q1. Name the person who sailed round the world in 1519-1522, discovered a passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic, and also proved that the shape of the Earth is round.
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
Explanation: Ferdinand Magellan led the first circumnavigation of the Earth (1519–1522), discovered the strait between the Atlantic and Pacific now bearing his name, and proved Earth's spherical shape.