christopher columbus carried out the first circumnavigation of the world.
who carried out the first circumnavigation of the world?
christopher columbus
the first direct demonstration of earth's sphericity came in the form of the first circumnavigation in history, an expedition captained by portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan. the expedition was financed by the spanish crown. on august 10, 1519, the five ships under magellan's command departed from seville. they crossed the atlantic ocean, passed through what is now called the strait of magellan, crossed the pacific, and arrived in cebu, where magellan was killed by philippine natives in a battle. his second in command, the spaniard juan sebastián elcano, continued the expedition and, on september 6, 1522, arrived at seville, completing the circumnavigation. charles i of spain, in recognition of his feat, gave elcano a coat of arms with the motto "primus circumdedisti me" (in latin, "you went around me first").
spherical earth
bullet::::- garcía de nodal; 1619; first circumnavigation of tierra del fuego.





















































bullet::::- abel tasman; 1642–1643; first circumnavigation of the australian continent (including new guinea and tasmania).





















































bullet::::- james cook; 1769–1770; first circumnavigation of new zealand.





















































bullet::::- james cook; 1772–1775; first circumnavigation of antarctica (including new zealand's south island).





















































bullet::::- george bass and matthew flinders; 1798; first circumnavigation of tasmania, australia.





















































bullet::::- matthew flinders; 1801–1803; first circumnavigation of australia (without tasmania).





















































bullet::::- fabian gottlieb von bellingshausen; 1820–1821; first circumnavigation of antarctica (without new zealand).
list of circumnavigations