circumnavigable
Can be orbited
Circumnavigable describes something that can be traveled around completely, typically by water or air.
The term usually applies to bodies of land or water: The island is easily circumnavigable in a small boat.
By extension, anything that can be gone around entirely might be called circumnavigable: The lake proved circumnavigable in a single afternoon.
Fit for watercraft passage
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- traversableCapable of being crossed
- voyageJourney by sea
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
strait · channel · passage · clipper · caravel · ship · mariner · maritime
Spherical representation of landmasses
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
latitude · longitude · antipodes · perimeter · sphericity · planetary · terrestrial · cartography
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
- chartedRecorded systematically on diagram
uncharted · pioneer · mapping · quest · odyssey · Drake · exploration · landfall
sailable
Fit for watercraft passage
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- traversableCapable of being crossed
- voyageJourney by sea
waterway · strait · channel · passage · clipper · caravel · ship · mariner · maritime · seafaring
globe
Spherical representation of landmasses
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
meridian · latitude · longitude · antipodes · perimeter · sphericity · planetary · terrestrial · cartography · geodesy
Magellan
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- voyageJourney by sea
charted · uncharted · pioneer · mapping · quest · odyssey · Drake · exploration · landfall · provisioning
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- chartingRecording data visually
wayfinding · celestial · bearing · heading · course · plotting · longitude · latitude · chronometer · almanac
circumnavigablelandlocked
Having no sea access
unnavigable · impassable · inaccessible · untraversable · blocked
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