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
Any circumnavigation of the mountain also involved an incursion into Nepal, which was also a closed kingdom.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Starting and ending in Seattle, eight pilots and mechanics battled tumultuous weather, illness, fatigue and mechanical malfunctions during their aerial circumnavigation of the globe.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
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 airship was three days from completing a sensational feat of aeronautics, circumnavigation of the globe.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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