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The first person to circumnavigate the globe was Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, who set sail in 1519. Although he was killed in the Philippines in 1521 before completing the journey, his expedition continued under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcano. The expedition returned to Spain in 1522, successfully completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
The first expedition to circumnavigate the world was led by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, starting on September 20, 1519. Although Magellan himself did not complete the journey, as he was killed in the Philippines in 1521, his fleet continued under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcano. The expedition returned to Spain on September 6, 1522, successfully completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
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It was actually Balboa Caboto Magellan or Vespucci who led the first European expedition.
The explorer who discovered the straits around the southern tip of South America in 1520 and whose crew completed first circumnavigation of the world was Ferdinand Magellan. The straits were named after him in his honor.
Captained the first circumnavigation expedition.
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 is credited with leading the first successful circumnavigation of the Earth in the early 16th century. Although Magellan died en route, his expedition continued and completed the journey.
USS Nautilus
Ferdinand Magellan's journey around the world lasted about three years, from 1519 to 1522. Magellan himself died during the expedition in the Philippines, but his crew completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.
submarine successfully completed the first fully-submerged circumnavigation of the earth in 60 days and 21 hours?HMNGOMEZ-USS Triton (SSRN-586)
The Challenger expedition of 1872 to 1876 was the first expedition entirely devoted to marine science.
Magellan's expedition of 1519-1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean (then named "peaceful sea" by Magellan; the passage being made via the Strait of Magellan), and the first to cross the Pacific. It also completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, although Magellan himself did not complete the entire voyage, being killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines.
Ferdinand Magellan was the one of the well-known in the field of the world's exploration. He was born in the year 1480 in Portugal and he organized the expedition that resulted the first Earth circumnavigation and its been completed by Juan Sebastian Elcano after he died on Mactan Battle.
Ferdinand Magellan
The Portuguese explorer died at age 40 or 41 in 1521, while captaining a Spanish expedition that achieved the first circumnavigation of the world. He was killed in battle with natives in the Philippines. Only 1 of his 5 ships and 18 of his 250 men completed the entire journey.