Which navigator led an expedition in the early 1500s to be the first to circumnavigate the world?
A)Ferdinand Magellan
B)Captain James Cook
C)Christopher Columbus
D)Prince Henry the Navigator

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Ferdinand Magellan led an expedition in the early 1500s that was the first to circumnavigate the world. Christopher Columbus never circumnavigated the world, and Prince Henry the Navigator died before such an expedition was possible. Captain James Cook circumnavigated the world in the 1770s, nearly 250 years after Magellan's expedition.

Which Navigator Led an Expedition in the Early 1500s to Be