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Around the world, 1519–1522

Magellan & Elcano

The first voyage around the world: three years, five ships, one came home.

Stops
11
Straight-line distance
≈ 51,773 km
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The stops

  1. 1

    Seville

    Torre del Oro, Seville, Spain

    Torre del Oro, Seville

    Torre del Oro, Seville
    Sailing ship · 1,376 km
  2. 2

    Tenerife

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands

    Mount Teide, Tenerife

    Mount Teide, Tenerife
    Sailing ship · 6,402 km
  3. 3

    Rio de Janeiro

    Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro

    Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro
    Sailing ship · 3,635 km
  4. 4

    San Julián

    Puerto San Julián, Patagonia, Argentina

    Nao Victoria replica, San Julián

    Nao Victoria replica, San Julián
    Sailing ship · 482 km
  5. 5

    Strait of Magellan

    Strait of Magellan, Chile

    Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas

    Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas
    Sailing ship · 14,588 km
  6. 6

    Guam

    Umatac Bay, Guam

    Umatac Bay, Guam

    Umatac Bay, Guam
    Sailing ship · 2,271 km
  7. 7

    Mactan

    Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines

    Magellan's Cross, Cebu

    Magellan's Cross, Cebu
    Sailing ship · 1,136 km
  8. 8

    Tidore

    Tidore, Spice Islands (Moluccas), Indonesia

    Tidore volcano, Spice Islands

    Tidore volcano, Spice Islands
    Sailing ship · 11,783 km
  9. 9

    Cape of Good Hope

    Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Cliffs near the Cape of Good Hope

    Cliffs near the Cape of Good Hope
    Sailing ship · 7,056 km
  10. 10

    Cape Verde

    Cidade Velha, Santiago, Cape Verde

    Convento de São Francisco, Cidade Velha

    Convento de São Francisco, Cidade Velha
    Sailing ship · 3,042 km
  11. 11

    Seville

    Seville, Spain: the Victoria returns, 1522

Photo credits

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