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1. Ancient Greeks theorized that land may exist south of the equator, but Europeans did not discover any until the 15th century when Portuguese explorers began sailing along the coast of Africa. 2. Portuguese navigators eventually passed the equator in 1482 and discovered that Africa extended further south, proving land existed below the equator. 3. By the late 15th century, Portuguese explorers had reached the southern tip of Africa and sailed around it to reach India, mapping more of the southern hemisphe

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MINUTA OVIDIU

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