Alaminos, A.de (English spelling) AlaminosAde

Japanese: Alaminos,A.de(英語表記)AlaminosAde
Alaminos, A.de (English spelling) AlaminosAde

…Also, in the same year, V. da Gama sailed north from Portugal, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and went against the Mozambique Current, and the following year he arrived in Calicut, India, riding the southwest monsoon current from the mouth of the Zambezi River on the east coast of Africa. Antonio de Alaminos, the pilot of Columbus's voyage of discovery, noticed the existence of the Gulf Stream in the Gulf of Mexico in 1513, and discovered the optimal sailing route to Europe by riding this great current. In 1595, the Dutchman JH van Linschoten created a sailing guidebook that detailed the ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean, and this became a guide for navigators for over 100 years afterwards. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Alaminos, A.de" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…また同年V.daガマはポルトガルから喜望峰を回ってモザンビーク海流に逆らって北上,翌年アフリカ東岸ザンベジ河口から南西季節風海流に乗ってインドのカリカットに到着したという記録が残っている。コロンブスの探検航海の水先案内人アラミノスAntonio de Alaminosは1513年メキシコ湾で湾流の存在に気づき,この大海流に乗ってヨーロッパへ渡る最適帆船航路を発見した。95年オランダ人J.H.vanリンスホーテンは水路誌を作成して大西洋における海流を詳説したが,これがその後100年余り航海者にとっての指針となった。…

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