ferdinand magellan led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe at the end of the voyage.
ferdinand magellan led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe at the end of the voyage.
who led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe at the end of the voyage?
ferdinand magellan
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the second voyage of james cook, from 1772 to 1775, commissioned by the british government with advice from the royal society, was designed to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible to finally determine whether there was any great southern landmass, or terra australis. on his first voyage, cook had demonstrated by circumnavigating new zealand that it was not attached to a larger landmass to the south, and he charted almost the entire eastern coastline of australia, yet terra australis was believed to lie further south. alexander dalrymple and others of the royal society still believed that this massive southern continent should exist. after a delay brought about by the botanist joseph banks' unreasonable demands, the ships "resolution" and "adventure" were fitted for the voyage and set sail for the antarctic in july 1772.
second voyage of james cook