The crew of the Golden Hind, captained by Francis Drake, become
the first Britons to see the Pacific Ocean. On their
circumnavigation of the globe, they had sailed down the Atlantic
coast of South America, and reached the Pacific through the narrow
Strait of Magellan, so named for the Portuguese sailor who had
navigated it in 1520.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Francis Drake sees the Pacific". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15153, accessed 19 March 2024.]