Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovered Guam, Micronesia in the Western Pacific.
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A potential new continent was discovered in the South Pacific.
Navigator Ferdinand Magellan began his exploration of the Pacific Ocean.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived at Cape Virgenes, becoming the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean.
The US Navy claimed the island of Guam, which was previously under Spanish control.
'Victoria' became the world's first recorded ship to have circumnavigated the globe when it arrived back in Spain.
