Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer known for leading the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
Magellan may also refer to:
People
- Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan (1723–1790), Portuguese natural philosopher
- Murielle Magellan (born 1967), French writer and theater director
Places
- 4055 Magellan, an Amor asteroid
- Magellan Bay, Philippines
- Magellan's Cross, a geographic location in the Philippines
- Sea of Magellan, see Pacific Ocean
- Strait of Magellan, a geographic location in South America
- Magellan Rise, a suburb of Hamilton New Zealand
Geology
- Magellan Seamounts - Range in North West Pacific Ocean west of Marshall Islands.
- Magellan Rise - Oceanic Plateau east of the Marshall Islands
- North Magellan Rise - Ocean floor feature south west of Hawaii and east of the Marshall Islands
Arts, entertainment, and media
Film and TV
- Magellan, a sequence of 24 short films by Hollis Frampton
Fictional entities
- Magellan, the survival space research vessel in the 2001 science fiction film Ice Planet
- Magellan, an interstellar ark or generation starship in Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novel The Songs of Distant Earth
Other arts, entertainment, and media
- Magellan (band), a progressive rock band
- "Magellan", a 1971 novelty song by Yoyoy Villame
Astronomy
- Magellan (spacecraft), a NASA uncrewed space mission to Venus
- Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile
- Magellan Telescopes at Las Campanas, Chile
- Magellanic Clouds, or Clouds of Magellan
Brands and enterprises
- Magellan Aerospace, a Canadian aerospace manufacturer
- Magellan Corporation, a global distributor of specialty steel based out of Chicago, Illinois
- Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies, a political polling firm that serves Republican Party candidates and organizations
- Magellan Financial Group, an Australian investment manager
- Magellan Fund, a mutual fund offered by Fidelity Investments
- Magellan Midstream Partners, American oil pipeline corporation
- Magellan Navigation Inc, a maker of GPS equipment
Circumnavigation and exploration
- Order of Magellan, given by the Circumnavigators Club
Computing and technology
- Magellan (search engine), a forerunner of the Excite web portal
- Lotus Magellan, a file manager software
Transportation
- CMA CGM Magellan, a 2010 container ship
- Ferdinand Magellan (railcar), a former presidential rail car
- MS Magellan (ship, 1985), a former cruise ship
Other uses
- Magellan sheep dog, a dog originated in Chile
See also
- Magalhães, the Portuguese form of the name
- Magellana, a moth genus
- Magallanes (disambiguation), the Spanish form of the name
- Magellanic (disambiguation)
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