Circumnavigation: Timeline

1586   Thomas Cavendish Thomas Cavendish

Sir Thomas Cavendish was born in Trimley St. Martin [i] near Ipswich, Suffolk, England [i]. ... 

, English England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

 explorer, begins his circumnavigation of the globe.

1785   Fleet of French explorer Jean Francois de Galoup, count la Përouse leaves Paris for circumnavigation

1879   Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld arrives in Stockholm Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital [i] of Sweden [i], and consequently the site of its Government [i] ... 

 with the S/S Vega, concluding the world's first circumnavigation of Eurasia.

1898   Joshua Slocum completes a 3-year solo circumnavigation

1950   St. Roch, first ship to circumnavigate Circumnavigation

To circumnavigate a place, such as an island, a continent, or the Earth [i], is to travel all the way ar ... 

 North America arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia

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1969   Robin Knox-Johnston becomes the first person to sail around the world Circumnavigation

To circumnavigate a place, such as an island, a continent, or the Earth [i], is to travel all the way ar ... 

 solo without stopping.

1983   Australia Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere [i] c ... 

n Dick Smith completes his solo circumnavigation in a helicopter Helicopter

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1995   Lisa Clayton completes her 10-month solo circumnavigation from the Northern Hemisphere.