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i think the navigation system Magellan was named after Ferdinand Magellan The Magellanic penguins were named after Ferdinand Magellan.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Information on Ferdinand Magellan can be found in history books at the local library, or in history related articles online. One recommended book would be "Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?" by S. A. Kramer.
As far as I can find out, no one seems to know, very little is known of Magellan. I'm wondering if you have seen a misprint because Magellan can also be known as 'Ferdinand de Magellan'
Ferdinand Magellan
he was the first European to land in Florida and named the land “La Florida”
thinkquest.org
He was the first European to find them and was killed there.
His motivation was to find the northwest passage