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The record for circumnavigating the world within our own atmosphere was set back in 1992 by Air France, who made the trip in the Concorde in a little under 33 hours. But once you get into outer space, much faster times become possible. The astronauts on the International Space Station circle the Earth every 92 minutes.
You can only circumnavigate the Earth through the poles from North, to South, and back to North. Once you are half way and have crossed the pole you are heading back North. From North to South would only be half of a complete circumnavigation.
Can you circumnavigate the globe north to south?
(CNN) — You might think circling the globe by airplane is no big deal anymore. But you’d be wrong. Surprisingly, circumnavigating the world via the North Pole to the South Pole in an airliner is a feat accomplished only three times.
Who is the first man to circumnavigate the world?
Magellan
One of the most noted of Portuguese-born explorers was Fernão de Magalhães (anglicized as “Magellan”), who instigated and organized the first circumnavigation of the globe from 1519 to 1522.
Can we fly over the North Pole?
Commercial airplanes DO fly over the North Pole dozens, perhaps hundreds of times per day because that is the most direct great circle route between destinations across Asia, North America, and Europe.
CIRCUMNAVIGATE ON A CATAMARAN On our entire circumnavigation, we spent less than 13\% of our nights at sea. It is also extremely performant and very safe, we always had confidence in our boat, even when the sea was rough, in squalls or tropical storms.
What is the best way to circumnavigate the globe?
The most economical way to circumnavigate the globe is to buy a round-the-world (RTW) plane ticket through a single airline alliance. These are confederations of several different airlines that make it simple to maximize the number of places you can travel and pay for it all in one place or with points.
What was the first true circumnavigation?
Human Powered- Expedition 360 was the first true circumnavigation of the world by human power, reaching antipodal points on the surface of the globe without the use of motors or engines.
Wouldn’t you think that there would be some intrepid, modern-day explorer and adventurer who would want to have his or her name go down in history as the first person ever to do a North-South circumnavigation of the “planet” Earth? There reason that there has never been such a North-South journey is because it is impossible.
Is it possible to travel the world round the world?
Travel bloggers and backpackers claim to be on round the world trips these days, which is relatively easy with cheap flights and round the world tickets and a whole host of overland transport methods from trains to ferries. But throughout history man has had an obsession with taking on the daring challenge to circumnavigate the world.