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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Phoenician explorer who may have circumnavigated Africa?
A
Caesar
B
Hercules
C
Apollo
D
Hanno
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hanno was born around 480 B.C. and is known for an amazing accomplishment. Sometime during the 5th century B.C., he sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean, and many historians believe he may have circumnavigated Africa.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hanno, (flourished 5th century bc), Carthaginian who conducted a voyage of exploration and colonization to the west coast of Africa sometime during the 5th century. Setting sail with 60 vessels holding 30, 000 men and women, Hanno founded Thymiaterion (now Kenitra, Mor.)

Detailed explanation-3: -610-595 b.c.) hired a group of Carthaginians in about 600 b.c. to sail around the coast of Africa. Some reports maintain that these earlier journeyers completed the feat, hugging the coastline and rounding the southern tip of Africa before coming back up the coast along the Indian Ocean to Egypt.

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