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

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

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 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 airship was three days from completing a sensational feat of aeronautics, circumnavigation of the globe.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand