But not to speak of the passage through the whole length of the Mediterranean, and another passage up the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, such a supposition would involve the complete
circumnavigation of all Africa in three days, not to speak of the Tigris waters, near the site of Nineveh, being too shallow for any whale to swim in.
Captain Bonneville doubts this report, or that the men accomplished the
circumnavigation, because, he says, the lake receives several large streams from the mountains which bound it to the east.
La Perouse, and his second, Captain de Langle, were sent by Louis XVI, in 1785, on a voyage of
circumnavigation.
There were no beaches on the southern shore, and by early afternoon we rounded the black promontory and completed the
circumnavigation of the island.
Our Voyage having come to an end, I will take a short retrospect of the advantages and disadvantages, the pains and pleasures, of our
circumnavigation of the world.
The student interprets the age of chivalry by his own age of chivalry, and the days of maritime adventure and
circumnavigation by quite parallel miniature experiences of his own.
42, where, speaking of the
circumnavigation of Africa by Phoenician mariners under Necos, he writes:
That night--I am still speaking of the first day of our
circumnavigation of the plateau--a great experience awaited us, and one which for ever set at rest any doubt which we could have had as to the wonders so near us.
They first caught crabs and quohogs in the sand; grown bolder, they waded out with nets for mackerel; more experienced, they pushed off in boats and captured cod; and at last, launching a navy of great ships on the sea, explored this watery world; put an incessant belt of
circumnavigations round it; peeped in at Behring's Straits; and in all seasons and all oceans declared everlasting war with the mightiest animated mass that has survived the flood; most monstrous and most mountainous
Cook, in his repeated
circumnavigations of the globe, barely touched at their shores; and all that we know about them is from a few general narratives.
Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Cape Town today (14 Mar 18) for the final leg of
circumnavigation passage to Goa.
This was followed by first solo
circumnavigation by Captain Dilip Donde (Retd) and non-stop
circumnavigation of the globe by Cdr Abhilash Tomy resulting in India joining a select group of nine nations which have achieved such feats.
