Who First Rounded Cape Horn?
Located off the Southern Tip of Mainland South America, It Was Named Hoorn for the Birthplace of the Dutch Navigator Willem Corneliszoon Schouten, Who Rounded...
Located off the southern tip of mainland South America, it was named Hoorn for the birthplace of the Dutch navigator Willem Corneliszoon Schouten, who rounded it in 1616. False Cape Horn (Falso Cabo de Hornos), on Hoste Island, 35 miles (56 km) northwest, is sometimes mistaken for it.
Who first sailed around Cape Horn?
The first sailor to conquer the cape was Dutchman Jacob le Maire in 1616. Le Maire named the outpost after the town of Hoorn, in honor of the sponsors of his expedition. Captain Cook also managed to circumvent Cape Horn about 150 years later with his ship HMS Endeavour.
Who was the first to sail around the tip of South America?
Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world.
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