Ferdinand Magellan: Explorers & Adventurers (History Maker Bios Series)

True or False: Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to sail around the world.

False! Magellan died in the Philippines and never saw his voyage completed successfully. Only one of Magellan's five ships arrived home safely.

• He fought down two mutinies during this dangerous journey around the globe.
• He discovered a sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
• The Magellan space probe, named in his honor, orbited Venus from 1990-1994.

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