Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean in 1520 after sailing through a calm patch of water, deriving the name from 'pacify' or 'peaceful.'
Sources
- The Pacific Ocean—facts and information (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pacific.html (oceanservice.noaa.gov)
- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-28/magellan-reaches-the-pacific (history.com)
- https://www.almanac.com/how-did-oceans-get-their-names (almanac.com)
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