Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa?

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Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama

Hernán Cortés

Hernán Cortés

Bartolomeu Dias

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The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa was Bartolomeu Dias. He accomplished this feat in 1488, navigating around the Cape of Good Hope.

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The correct answer is Bartolomeu Dias.

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