who was the first person to sight the pacific ocean?

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who was the first person to sight the pacific ocean?

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2007-06-29 09:03:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting

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Balboa may have been the first European to see the Pacific, but plenty of native Americans, Asians and Pacific Islanders lived on and along it's shores for tens of thousands of years before him.

2007-06-29 09:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Balboa is usually given credit for discovering the Pacific Ocean.

2007-06-29 16:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋