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Where did Ferdinand Magellanās expedition first find land after crossing much of the Pacific Ocean?
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Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan, detail of a painting by an unknown artist; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
After crossing the Pacific Ocean, Ferdinand Magellanās expedition first sighted land on January 24, 1521, which was likely Pukapuka Atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago.
However, the expedition did not make its first actual landfall to obtain fresh food until March 6, 1521, when they reached Guam in the Mariana Islands.1