Complete the sentence about Table Bay with the correct year: In ______, Dutch navigator Joris van Spilbergen renamed it Table Bay.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1601
In 1601 the Dutch navigator Joris van Spilbergen renamed it Table Bay, after the mountain. It was a renaming.
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