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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• A sailing trip that goes in a complete circle around the world is called a circumnavigation.
• Most circumnavigations include stops on land.
• Jessica Watson is an Australian sailor.
• Watson sailed the boat Ella's Pink Lady on a nonstop, 210-day circumnavigation.
• Lisa Clayton is a British sailor.
• Clayton sailed the boat Spirit of Birmingham on a nonstop, 285-day circumnavigation.
The student wants to make a generalization about circumnavigations. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Clayton sailed Spirit of Birmingham around the world, while Watson sailed Ella's Pink Lady.
A
Most circumnavigations include stops on land, but some circumnavigations are nonstop.
B
Clayton and Watson have both embarked on sailing journeys around the world, also called circumnavigations.
C
A circumnavigation is defined as a sailing trip that goes in a complete circle around the world.
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