answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The first Europeans to sail across the Indian ocean were Portuguese led by Vasco da Gama. They were looking for an ocean route to the East, so as to cut out the middlemen in their trade with India and China.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

prince john henry

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Who was the first to across the Indian Ocean?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

First explorer to sail around Africa and across the Indian ocean to India?

Balboa


Did the Sumerian built the sailboat first?

yes they built that boat first because they needed to get across the indian ocean


Zheng traveled across what ocean to trade with other countries?

the Indian ocean :)


What ocean did zheng travel across to trade with other countries?

the indian ocean :)


Which country is across the Indian Ocean from Singapore?

Australia


Trade winds blow across what ocean?

Pacific


Monsoons blow across which ocean?

Indian ocean The southeast trade winds blows across the India ocean. This is taught in Biology.


Zheng He traveled across the Ocean to trade with other countries.?

indian


Is Australia at the southwest of Africa?

Australia is east of Africa across the Indian Ocean.


Who was the Portuguese explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa and across the Indian Ocean to Indian?

Vasco da Gama


Where does the Zambesi River flow into?

The Indian Ocean


What is the neighbouring ocean of Kenya?

The Indian Ocean borders Kenya to the southeast.