The Portuguese explorerFerdinand Magellan (1480–1521) is known for leading thefirst circumnavigation around the Earth. Over 20 things have been named in his honor, including natural phenomenona which he was the first European to observe, such as theStrait of Magellan, and theMagellanic penguin. In other cases, modern entities (such as NASA'sMagellan probe) have been named after Magellan in reference to his navigational skill and exploration of uncharted lands.

• Magelhaens (Martian crater), named in 1976^[1]
• Magelhaens (lunar crater), named in 1935^[2]
• TheMagellanic Clouds, two irregular dwarf galaxies visible in thesouthern celestial hemisphere. The diary ofAntonio Pigafetta, the chronicler of Magellan's expedition, contains one of the first European descriptions of the clouds. However, referring to them asMagellanic Clouds did not become popular until much later. The first instance of the term recorded in theOxford English Dictionary is from a 1678 volume ofPhilosophical Transactions.^[3]
• 4055 Magellan, an asteroid discovered in 1985
• Magellanic spiral, a type of small galaxy
• Magellanic Catalogue of Stars

• Magellan (spacecraft), a probe launched by NASA in 1989 to map the surface ofVenus
• Magellan Telescopes, two large optical telescopes located atLas Campanas Observatory inChile
• Giant Magellan Telescope anextremely large telescope under construction, also at Las Campanas Observatory, expected to be completed in 2025^[4]

• Strait of Magellan, a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the southern tip of South America, discovered and crossed by Magellan in 1520. At the time,a Magellan referred to it asEstrecho de Todos los Santos (Strait of All Saints), but within seven years, it was being called Estrecho de Magallanes in honor of Magellan.
  • Magallanes Region, region of Chile
• Magellanica, also known asTerra Australis, a southern continent (incorrectly) hypothesized to exist, appearing on many European maps between the 15th and 18th centuries
• Magellan Bay onMactan Island (the site of Magellan's death)
• The name "Pacific Ocean" was coined by Magellan. Until the eighteenth century, the ocean was also often referred to as theSea of Magellan
• Magellan Seamounts - Range in North West Pacific Ocean west ofMarshall Islands.
• Magellan Rise - Oceanic Plateau east of the Marshall Islands
• North Magellan Rise - Ocean floor feature south west ofHawaii and east of the Marshall Islands
• Magellanic Steppe, 7th largest desert in the world, seePatagonian Desert
• Magellanic Straits, a sea passageway at the tip of South America, seeStrait of Magellan
• Magellanic subpolar forests, an ecoregion of southernmost Chile and Argentina

• Magallanes, Cavite in thePhilippines
• Magallanes, Agusan del Norte in thePhilippines
• Magallanes, Sorsogon in thePhilippines
• Magallanes St. inIntramuros,Philippines
• Barangay Magallanes inMakati,Philippines
• Magallanes Interchange inMakati,Philippines
• Magallanes Village inMakati,Philippines
• Magallanes station
• Magallanes Department, Santa Cruz Province in Argentina
• Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region in Chile
• Magallanes Province, within this region
• Magallanes, the official name of the Chilean city ofPunta Arenas between 1927 and 1938
• Magellan Rise, a suburb ofHamiltonNew Zealand

• Magellan's Cross, a cross planted by members of Magellan's expedition in thePhilippines
• Magellan Shrine, a memorial to Magellan erected in 1886 onMactan Island
• Magallanes monument, a monument atIntramuros, city ofManila, the Philippines

• Carex magellanica, tall bog sedge or boreal bog sedge
• Sphagnum magellanicum, Magellan's peatmoss
• Fuschia magellanica,Hardy Fuschia or Magellan Fuschia^[5]
• Patent for a strawberry plant named Magellan^[6]

• Zinnia Magellan Coral F1, a dahlia variety^[7]

• Magellanic horned owl, a large owl south of the central Andes, seeLesser horned owl
• Magellanic Long-clawed Mouse, also known as the Magellanic long-clawed akodont, seeChelemys delfini
• Magellanic plover, a wader shorebird in the extreme south of Argentina
• Magellanic rockcod, a species of cod icefish, seeMaori cod
• Magellanic tuco-tuco, a South American rodent
• Magellanic woodpecker, a South American bird

• Ovejero magallánico,Magellan sheep dog, a dog originated in Chile
• Magellanic penguin, a South American penguin first described by Antonio Pigafetta on Magellan's expedition^[8]
• TheMagellan Birdwing^[9] (Troides magellanus), a large butterfly found in the Philippines
• Magellana, a moth genus

• Universidad de Magallanes in the Magallanes Region in Chile
• Sorsogon State University Magallanes Campus

• TheNavegantes del Magallanes (Magellan Navigators), a Venezuelan professional baseball team
• Deportes Magallanes, a football club from Chile
• Navegantes del Magallanes, a baseball club from Venezuela

• Ferdinand Magellan (railcar), a railcar used by US Presidents from 1943 to 1958
• CMA CGMMagellan, a container ship
• Chilean corvetteMagallanes (1873)
• MSMagellan (ship, 1985), a former cruise ship

• Magellanic Premium, a major prize established in 1786 regarding navigation
• Order of Magellan, an award given by the Circumnavigators Club

• Magellan Navigation, a company producingGPS devices
• Project Magellan, also known asOperation Sandblast, the first submarine circumnavigation of the world, undertaken in 1960 by the US Navy
• The Magellan Billet is a fictitious covert US intelligence agency in the thrillers by American novelistSteve Berry starring Cotton Malone

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