Circumnavigation
IT mean to go all the around something , especially the worlds . different
modes of travel can be used --powered aircraft , sailboat , bike , hiking etc .
Basically , the route should begin and end at the same location , travel in
one genral direction and pass through a pair of antipodes . The route should
also cross the Equator at some point .
The first person to circumnavigate the globe was ferdinand Magallan . he
led a Spanish expedition which sailed from Seville in 1519 , crossed the
atlantic , pacific and indian oceans and rounded the cape of good hope before
returning to spain in 1522 . During the voyage , Magallan was killed in the
philiphines in 1521 and juas Sebastian Elcano took command of the
expendition . Of the original 260 men and four ships , only one ship returned
with a crew of 18 men .
Dutch teenager Laura Dekker claim to be the youngest person ever to
circumnavigate the world solo . She was 16 year and 123 days old when she
complete her journey on January 21 , 2012 .
In 2009 , dilip donde became the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe
in 276 days , but with four stops . Tomy travelled in the same sailboat but he
did not touch any port . He completed his journy on April 9 in 150 days ,
covering approximately 22,000 nautical miles .....
-----by Shraddha
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