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Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
- Ferdinand Magellan, or in Portuguese, Fernão de Magalhães, is well known as the first navigator whose ships circumnavigated the globe (Figure 1). Magellan was responsible for planning the journey, seeking financing, and surviving the subarctic winter of the straits in South America that bear his name; he was one of the first Europeans to set foot in the Marianas Islands and the Philippines. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Magellan, Ferdinand]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D9DHFXH6-2
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