circumnavigation

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It was the beginning of Cook's triumphant circumnavigation of Australia; three hundreds and 766 runs.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Cook's circumnavigation of Australia, yielding 766 runs in a 3-1 victory down under in 2010-11 is one of the greatest modern achievements by any England player.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

Terry Virts completed the fastest circumnavigation of the world over both the North and South Poles in a Qatar Executive Gulfstream G650ER long-range business jet.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

His fastest circumnavigation via both poles took 46 hours and 40 minutes and was done in July 2019.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

The airship was three days from completing a sensational feat of aeronautics, circumnavigation of the globe.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand