This Week in Outdoor History: Vasco de Gama & Ferdinand Magellan
This week in outdoor history features the discovery of Antarctica and the first person to fly over both the North and South Pole.
November 18, 1820: Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.
November 22, 1842: Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupted. Ash fallout reached as far as 48 mi away.
November 22, 1497: Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama became the first navigator to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a sea route to India.
November 28, 1520: Portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan passed through the strait which bears his name to the Pacific ocean
November 29, 1929: American explorer Richard Byrd passes over the South Pole, becoming the first man to fly over both poles.
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