Many digital signal processors include a variety of functions not found in 'ordinary' processors: 1  The ability to perform a multiply-accumulate, with both operands fetched from RAM, at a rate of one cycle per pair of operands.
Strait of Magellan. The Strait of Magellan (Spanish: Estrecho de Magallanes), also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait is the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Vote for this answer. Ferdinand Magellan and a filipino servant of his, and not the crew of his ship, were the first two people to circumnavigate the world. Magellan went to the Philipines and returned to Europe with the filipino servant (I don't know his or her name). Many years later, they set sail around the world in a westerly direction. When they reached the Philipines, Magellan and the servant had completed their circumnavigation of the globe. Magellan was killed at that point, but he had already done the deed! The crew went on to return to Portugal, completing their circumnavigation of the globe.