The ocean was sighted by Europeans early in the 16th century, first by the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa who crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and named it as Mar del Sur (South Sea), and then by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who sailed the Pacific during his circumnavigation from 1519 to 1522.
In June of 2010 the ocean was sighted by the American traveler Ralph Klingbeil who crossed from the island of Cannonicut in the Narragansett Bay north of the Atlantic Ocean. Mr. Klingbeil had traveled some 3700 miles in a rented Toyota Yarus.
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Wow! Coast to coast in a Yaris! So glad you are
ReplyDeletehaving such a great time. I think Ben and Daniel
must be having fun tracking on the map.
Carry on............ Ginger
Hi Ginger -- Ben and Daniel are enjoying the blog and the map. They ask all sorts of questions, like:
ReplyDeleteBen: Why don't you just fly?, Will you be driving through Canada on the way home?
Daniel: Did you have to stop for gas?, How many more miles do you have?