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Write the information about the Geographical discovery and explorer.
Bartholomew Dias
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Solution
- Bartholomew Dias began his expedition on the orders of the King of Portugal, John II.
- He reached the southern tip of Africa, which he named ‘Cape of Storms'.
- Later, the name was changed to ‘Cape of Good Hope’.
- He was the first seafarer to circumnavigate the African continent.
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