Complete the sentence about Valentia Island with the correct year: On the ______ Mercator chart used by the famous pilot, it was labelled Valencia.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1927
On the 1927 Mercator chart used by the famous pilot, it was labelled Valencia, not Valentia.
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