Drake Passage
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Drake Passage
The Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of
South America
at
Cape Horn
,
Chile
and the
South Shetland Islands
of
Antarctica
. It connects the southwestern part of the
Atlantic Ocean
(
Scotia Sea
) with the southeastern part of the
Pacific Ocean
and extends into the
Southern Ocean
. It is named after 16th century English
privateer
Sir Francis Drake
, although he never sailed the Passage, opting instead for the less turbulent
Strait of Magellan
.
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