Which island group between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean was discovered in 1521 by Magellan, was taken by Spain, ceded to the USA in 1898 and became an independent republic in 1946?
Answer: Philippines
Which region of South America lying to the south of latitude 40 degrees S was discovered by Magellan in 1520 and divided between Chile and Argentina in 1881?
What island nation in the South Pacific Ocean was, from 1906, jointly managed by France and the UK as the New Hebrides, and became a Republic in 1980?
