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Q: Who was the first person to get credit for sailing around the world?
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Who was the First man to be given credit for sailing around the world?

Magellan s voyage was the first to sail around the world, though he did not complete the voyage.


Who is the first to get credit for sailing across the Atlantic?

Christopher Columbus


Who was first explorer given credit for sailing around the world?

Ferdinand Magellan, although he died along the way.


Who made the first sail boat?

Sailing has been around since prehistoric times, therefore the name of the person who made the first sail boat is not recorded.


Who was the first person to explore Hawaii and how?

The first person to explore Hawaii is believed to be a Polynesian navigator named Hawaiʻiloa, who is credited with discovering the islands around 1,500 years ago. Hawaiʻiloa and other Polynesians are thought to have reached the Hawaiian Islands by using their navigational skills and knowledge of the stars to guide them across the vast Pacific Ocean.


Who was the first sailor to lead a sailing trip around the world?

your dad


Which country was the first to claim in the new world?

The Vikings from Sweden, were probably the first. Christopher Columbus sailing for Spain is given the credit for officially being the first.


A lighter and faster sailing ship first built around 1400?

Caravel


Who was the first emperor to reach in India by sailing around Africa?

garnali mensis


Who was given credit of being the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Magellan was given credit for it. However he was not the first as he died half way around. His first mate Juan Sebastián de Elcano was actually the first person to successfully circumnavigate the globe.


Who was the first person to travel around the horn of Africa to India?

A Portuguese explorer named Vasco Da Gama was the one who opened this sailing route. A link can be found below.


How do you say sailing in Latin?

Navigo is first conjugation Latin, the translation being "I am sailing." Latin verbs come with tense and person indicators, telling you who (I, you, he/she/it, we, you all, they) does it and when.