drakepassage



The Drake Passage

The Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Gorn, Chile and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connets the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southearstern part of the Pacific Ocean, and extends into the Southern Ocean. The passage is named afer the 16th century English privateer Sir Francis Drake. The Drake Passage is a very popular water route that is still used a lot today.

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