circumnavigation
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Their fortunes turned in 1772, as Cook was about to embark on his second circumnavigation of the globe aboard the Resolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Each participant must complete four weeks of intense training before taking part in one or all eight stages of the circumnavigation.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Flinders joined the navy aged 15 and he made several coastal explorations of Australia, completing the circumnavigation in 1803.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2023
He flew to space last summer on a mission by Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket company and holds a record for the fastest circumnavigation of Earth via both the geographic poles by plane.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The sweep was an almost leisurely circumnavigation of the block on ground level, to check that all inmates were in and all gates were locked, that everything was in order.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
