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Vasco da Gama - Part 3: Navigating the southern seas
As they pushed further south, the southern seas announced themselves with a different voice. The armada met the great bend of the African continent, where the wind and current conspired with cliffs to punish the unwary. On the twenty-second of November, the passage around that promontory forced captains to make tough choices. Should they hug the dangerous shore or venture into open swell?
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