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During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.
Five People Who Disappeared Off The Face Of The Earth | myFiveBest 2010
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Apparently, there has been some grumbling from certain quarters about her route not exactly meeting the official circumnavigational standards, but no one can deny that she is a tough kid.
Grant Calder: Sailing Solo: My Tenth Graders Take On Jessica Watson's Voyage Grant Calder 2010
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During his second circumnavigational voyage, Captain James Cook ignored a warning from the two naturalists he had on board and ordered the liver and roe of a puffer dressed for his supper.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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She disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937.
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