Asked by berlanda

Which explorer is known for being the first to circumnavigate the globe, yet died in Asia before completing his journey?

Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Ferdinand Magellan.

He led the expedition that achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe, but Magellan himself was killed in the Philippines (Asia) in 1521; the voyage was completed under Juan Sebastián Elcano.