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A basic definition of a world circumnavigation would be a route which covers at least a... circumnavigation of the world by the... The route of a typical yacht racing circumnavigation is shown in red... The route of a typical yacht racing circumnavigation is shown in red... The route of a typical yacht racing circumnavigation is shown in red... Yacht racing therefore defines a world circumnavigation to be a passage of at least 21... s global circumnavigation by balloon was entirely contained within the southern hemisphere... Though no one has completed a true circumnavigation solely by human power there have been notable attempts... in December 2006 state that a human powered circumnavigation must travel a minimum of 36... powered circumnavigation according to the guidelines set by Guinness... but he died before the circumnavigation was actually completed... the circumnavigation was completed under the command of... completed a circumnavigation on either of his two last expeditions... solo circumnavigation in an aircraft...

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