El Nino might have influenced Ferdinand Magellan's historic Pacific voyage

The Hindustan Times | May 16, 2008 | Copyright

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Washington, May 16 -- Unusual weather conditions associated with an El Nino event might be a major factor that influenced Ferdinand Magellan's historic circumnavigation of the globe, according to a new research paper.

North Carolina State University archaeologist Dr. Scott Fitzpatrick and University of Calgary researcher Dr. Richard Callaghan used computer modeling and historical data to determine the role oceanographic conditions might have played in easing his Magellan's passage across the Pacific Ocean, though ...

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