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
Flinders joined the navy aged 15 and he made several coastal explorations of Australia, completing the circumnavigation in 1803.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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 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
