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Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese navigator who entered Spanish service and commanded an expedition that departed in 1...

Pacific Maritime Portuguese Circumnavigation

9.2 Excellent

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Robin Knox-Johnston

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is a British sailor who became the first person to complete a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of...

Contemporary Global British Maritime

8.5 Great

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Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum was a Canadian-born American mariner and writer who completed the first documented solo circumnavigation o...

American Global 19TH Century Maritime

8.4 Great

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Abel Tasman

Abel Tasman was a Dutch navigator and explorer employed by the Dutch East India Company during the 17th century. On his...

Australia Dutch Pacific 17TH Century

8.1 Great

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Ellen MacArthur

Ellen MacArthur is a British sailor known for long-distance solo ocean racing. In February 2005 she completed a nonstop,...

Contemporary Global British Maritime

7.9 Good

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Mike Horn

Mike Horn is a South African-born Swiss explorer known for long-distance expeditions in polar regions, oceans, and remot...

Contemporary Global Circumnavigation Polar Terrestrial

7.8 Good

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Willem Barentsz

Willem Barentsz was a Dutch navigator and cartographer who led three voyages into the Arctic during the 1590s in search...

Dutch Arctic Maritime 16TH Century

7.5 Good

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Jason Lewis

Jason Lewis is a British adventurer known for completing the first human-powered circumnavigation of Earth. The expediti...

Contemporary Global British Terrestrial Maritime

7.4 Good

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Kay Cottee

Kay Cottee is an Australian sailor who achieved international recognition in 1988 when she became the first woman to com...

Global Australian 20TH Century Maritime

7.3 Good

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Jessica Watson

Jessica Watson is an Australian sailor who gained international recognition for completing a solo circumnavigation of th...

Contemporary Global Australian Maritime

7.2 Good

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Roz Savage

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower and environmental campaigner who became the first woman to row solo across the world...

Contemporary British Maritime Atlantic Pacific Indian

7.2 Good

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Freya Hoffmeister

Freya Hoffmeister is a German athlete and expedition sea kayaker recognized for completing some of the most demanding lo...

German Contemporary Global Maritime

7.1 Good

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Naomi James

Naomi James was a New Zealand-born sailor who became the first woman to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world by...

Global 20TH Century Maritime New Zealander

7.1 Good

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Sarah Outen

Sarah Outen is a British adventurer and author known for long-distance journeys powered by rowing, cycling, and kayaking...

Contemporary Global British Maritime Terrestrial

7.0 Good

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Tori Murden McClure

Tori Murden McClure is an American adventurer, author, and academic administrator known for long-distance rowing and pol...

American Contemporary Maritime Atlantic

7.0 Good

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Mark Beaumont

Mark Beaumont is a Scottish endurance cyclist, broadcaster, and adventurer known for long-distance bicycle expeditions....

Contemporary Global British Terrestrial

7.0 Good

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Fiann Paul

Icelandic explorer Fiann Paul has set multiple world records in ocean rowing, including crossings of the Atlantic, Pacif...

Contemporary Arctic Maritime Icelandic

6.8 Fair

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Alastair Humphreys

British adventurer Alastair Humphreys cycled around the world between 2001 and 2005 and later popularized the concept of...

Contemporary Global British Terrestrial

6.7 Fair

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Mark Synnott

American climber and author Mark Synnott is a National Geographic explorer known for big wall expeditions and writing ab...

American Contemporary Global Mountaineering

6.5 Fair

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Hamish Harding

British businessman and explorer Hamish Harding set multiple world records including a deepest crewed ocean dive in 2021...

Contemporary Global British Space Underwater

6.2 Fair