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.
USS Nautilus
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.
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.
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The first person to direct a voyage to circumnavigate the globe was Ferdinand Magellan in 1522, though he died a year earlier in 1521.
Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe.
USS Nautilus
circumnavigation
submarine successfully completed the first fully-submerged circumnavigation of the earth in 60 days and 21 hours?HMNGOMEZ-USS Triton (SSRN-586)
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.
It means to sail around the world.
A voyage around the earth is commonly referred to as a "circumnavigation." This term describes the act of traveling all the way around a planet or a geographical feature.
Magellan
circumnavigation
According to my history book:Magellan was the first captain to lead the expedition to circumnavigate the world, however he died in the Philippines during a tribal war (13 of his men still made it).The first man to lead a circumnavigation expedition and stay alive throughout was Sir Francis drake.
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.
She accomplished being the first and youngest woman to orbit the Earth.