[Image of a map of the Vasco da Gama route to India]
Vasco da Gama Route to India - Key Points:
* Departure: Lisbon, Portugal (July 8, 1497)
* Arrival: Calicut, India (May 20, 1498)
* Distance: Approximately 24,000 miles (38,620 kilometers)
* Time: Approximately 10 months and 12 days
* Stops Along the Way:
* Canary Islands (July 28, 1497)
* Cape Verde Islands (August 3, 1497)
* Sierra Leone (August 22, 1497)
* Cape of Good Hope (November 22, 1497)
* Mozambique (March 2, 1498)
* Malindi (April 14, 1498)
* Calicut (May 20, 1498)
* Return Journey:
* Calicut (August 29, 1498)
* Mozambique (February 20, 1499)
* Cape of Good Hope (March 20, 1499)
* Cape Verde Islands (April 16, 1499)
* Azores (July 14, 1499)
* Lisbon (September 18, 1499)