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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAGELLAN Explorer who named the Pacific Ocean (8) LA Times Daily Feb 10, 2017
4% LASALLE Explorer who named Louisiana (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 30, 2026
3% PANAMA ___ Canal, Atlantic and Pacific Ocean-connecting canal (6)
3% SEA Ocean (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 4, 2026
3% DORA "___ the Explorer" (4) New York Times Aug 20, 2026
2% ATOLL Oceanic ring (5) Newsday Oct 22, 2026
2% ERIC Greenland explorer (4) Newsday Oct 21, 2026
2% CABOT Newfoundland explorer John (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2026
2% INDIAN Madagascar's ocean (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 17, 2026
2% AHI Pacific tuna (3) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2026

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