Order of Magellan
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The Order of Magellan is an honor bestowed on distinguished individuals who have circumnavigated the earth and who, over the course of their career, have contributed to the world of science or the environment or future progress through peace and understanding. Among the pantheon of winners of this award are Douglas MacArthur, Sir Edmund Hillary, Thor Heyerdahl of Kon-Tiki fame, Dr. William Walsh, who started Project Hope, Titanic discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard, famed oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and astronaut and United States Senator John Glenn. The Magellan Award is the highest award bestowed by the Circumnavigators Club[1], founded in 1902. The honor is named after the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, who is widely known as the first captain to sail around the world.
