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Abstract The circumnavigation of Magellan from 1519 to 1522 lasted for three years, covering almost 80 thousands kilometers. The circumnavigation can be divided into six big sections, namely the section of the Atlantic, of the Strait of Magellan, of the Pacific, of the South-east Asia, of the Indian Ocean, and of the Atlantic. The section of the Pacific is the most difficult, dangerous and critical one in the circumnavigation, but also a section of the greatest achievement in discovery, of the most far-reaching influence, of the most issues, and of the most complex controversies. The success of such a voyage crossing the Pacific verified its area preliminarily, discovered some islands uninhabited and inhabited. Under the circumstance that Christopher Columbus had made a voyage to America, Vasco da Gama and other Portuguese had made a voyage around India, and there had been communications between India and the South-east Asia for a long time, Magellan's circumnavigation connects the most critical and significant link in the network of global navigation. A heavy price has been paid and about 20 people in Magellan's fleet died of disease and hungry in the course of the voyage crossing the Pacific. However, their overreaction and cruel behaviors in Guam brought disgrace to the voyage, making an indelible stain of the circumnavigation. Nevertheless, records concerning inhabitants of the Pacific islands have become precious materials for the study of ethnology and anthropology.
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