Multiple choice general knowledge history

The South Sea was renamed the Pacific Ocean in the early 16th century by what well-known navigator?

  1. Ferdinand Magellan

  2. Hernando de Soto

  3. James Cook

  4. Hernan Cortes

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Explanation

Ferdinand Magellan named the ocean 'Pacific' (meaning peaceful) during his circumnavigation expedition (1519-1522). The name contrasted with the stormy waters of the southern tip of South America he had just navigated.