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Ferdinand Magellan's voyage was the first to sail around the world. Magellan himself died on the voyage, and only 19 of his 237 crew survived the trip.
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In May 1960 the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth was completed by what submarine?
USS Nautilus
Who found water route around south america?
Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to round the Cape Horn. He discovered it as he was on his circumnavigation of the earth in 1520.
Why was Magellan's circumnavigation important?
It was the reason why we know the Philippine islands, and he also played an important role in mapping with his discovery of a pass in South America.
How many years passed between the first and second circumnavigation?
55 years
Who directed the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe?
The first person to direct a voyage to circumnavigate the globe was Ferdinand Magellan in 1522, though he died a year earlier in 1521.
What is a sentence with circumnavigation in it?
Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe.
In May 1960 the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth was completed by what submarine?
USS Nautilus
Which US submarine successfully completed the first fully-submerged circumnavigation of the earth in 60 days and 21 hours?
submarine successfully completed the first fully-submerged circumnavigation of the earth in 60 days and 21 hours?HMNGOMEZ-USS Triton (SSRN-586)
What term describes a voyage around the earth?
Circumnavigation
What is mean by circumnavigation of the earth?
It means to sail around the world.
Did Magellan discover the earth was round?
Although Ferdinand Magellan's expedition was the first circumnavigation of the Earth, many ancient scholars were already aware that the Earth was round. The Greek scientist Eratosthenes was the first to calculate the Earth's circumference, thus proving the Earth's roundness.
What is going completely around the earth especially by water known as?
circumnavigation
Going completely around the earth especially by water is known as .?
circumnavigation
Who was the first person to use circumnavigation?
Magellan
Who found water route around south america?
Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to round the Cape Horn. He discovered it as he was on his circumnavigation of the earth in 1520.
What was Sally Rides accomplishs?
She accomplished being the first and youngest woman to orbit the Earth.
What nation sponsored the first successful circumnavigation of the globe?
Spain
