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Heinz Stücke has been cycling around the world since 1962. Arthur Blessitt has been walking around the world carrying a 45 lb (20 kg) wooden cross since 25 December 1969, covering 42,279 miles (68,041 km) through 324 countries. As of 13 June 2008, aged 67, he had walked in every country of the world, since when he has returned to some.
Concorde FAI "Westbound Around the World" world air speed record from Lisbon, Portugal. [27] [28] [29] Michel Dupont and Claude Hetru 31 hours 27 minutes and 49 seconds 15 August 1995 16 August 1995 Concorde with 98 passengers and crew, no equatorial crossing.
Around western Europe to Thule Island about 330 BC Pytheas of Marseilles Greenland, Iceland, and Faroes: 900 Gunnbjörn Ulfsson: Americas (North America) 999 Leif Ericson: Brazil (South America) - controversial: c. 14th century CE Abu Bakr II: Sahelian kingdoms: 1351–1354 Ibn Battuta: Great permanent wind wheel of Volta do Mar, the North ...
IDEC 3, current outright record holder at 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds.. The first around the world sailing record for circumnavigation of the world can be attributed to the surviving crew of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, including the last captain Juan Sebastián Elcano who completed their journey in 1522.
List of Antarctic expeditions; List of Arctic expeditions; C. List of circumnavigations; D. List of Dutch explorations; E. European and American voyages of scientific ...
DX-peditions are planned events for amateur radio operators who travel to remote, rare, or difficult-to-access locations, primarily for making as many contacts as possible with radio enthusiasts around the world. These expeditions are a significant aspect of the amateur radio hobby and are particularly exciting for those looking to make ...
French expedition which vanished while attempting to sail around the world. Houghton expedition: Daniel Houghton: 1791 Sahara (North Africa) British expedition to explore the Gambia River and the hinterland of Africa's west coast. Bass expedition: George Bass: 1803 Pacific Ocean
For the wealthy, long voyages around the world, such as was done by Ulysses S. Grant, became possible in the 19th century, and the two World Wars moved vast numbers of troops around the planet. However, it was the rise of commercial aviation in the late 20th century that made circumnavigation, when compared to the Magellan–Elcano expedition ...