Make a table “Great geographical discoveries of the late 15th – early 16th centuries.”

opening date Its main content Discoverer name The country that equipped the expedition
1488 g. He skirted Africa from the south and discovered the Cape of Good Hope. Bartolomeu Dias Portugal
1498 g. A sea route to India around Africa was opened. Vasco da Gama Portugal
1492 g. Discovery of a new part of the world – America. Christopher Columbus Spain
1519-1522 The expedition proved the existence of a single World Ocean. She provided practical evidence that the Earth is spherical. Fernand Magellan Spain
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