<P> The European - Asian sea route , also known as the sea route to India or the Cape Route is a shipping route from European coast of the Atlantic Ocean to Asia 's coast of the Indian Ocean passing by the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas at the southern edge of Africa . The first recorded completion of the route was made in 1498 by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama . The route was important during the Age of Sail , but became partly obsolete as the Suez Canal opened in 1869 . </P>
<P> The European - Asian sea route , also known as the sea route to India or the Cape Route is a shipping route from European coast of the Atlantic Ocean to Asia 's coast of the Indian Ocean passing by the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas at the southern edge of Africa . The first recorded completion of the route was made in 1498 by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama . The route was important during the Age of Sail , but became partly obsolete as the Suez Canal opened in 1869 . </P>
who opened a route to india by sailing around the southern coast of africa
who opened a route to india by sailing around the southern coast of africa
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama