Which explorer is known for being the first to circumnavigate the globe, yet died in Asia before completing his journey? Christopher Columbus Bartolomeu Dias Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan

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David Drayer
May 24, 2018

Ferdinand Magellan

Explanation:

Ferdinand Magellan led an expedition that successfully circumnavigated the globe. Magellan himself died in Asia and did not live to see the successful conclusion of his expedition.

Regardless that Magellan himself did not complete the journey the expedition was known by his name and he is given credit for the accomplishment that he began.

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