Strait of Magellan
South American channel
The Strait of Magellan is a navigable sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating the mainland from Tierra del Fuego.
Named for the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who traversed it in 1520 during the first circumnavigation of the globe, the strait provided a route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans before the Panama Canal: Ships braved the Strait of Magellan rather than rounding Cape Horn.
Islands near Cape Horn
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
- Cape HornSouth America's southernmost point
- ChileSlender Andean coastal nation
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
Andes · fjord · channel · narrows · waterway · Pacific Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · subantarctic
Complete journey around something
- Age of DiscoveryEuropean maritime expansion era
- VictoriaFemale monarch's name
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
charted · terra incognita · San Antonio · Trinidad · Santiago · mutiny · spice route · New World
Designated ocean travel path
- navigationDetermining position and course
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- chartsVisual data displays
lighthouse · anchorage · mariners · vessels · seafaring · piloting · nautical · shipwreck
Large eared aquatic mammals
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- whalesMassive marine mammals
- cormorantsFish-eating diving seabirds
- albatrossLong-winged oceanic bird
condor · guanaco · elephant seals · petrels · kelp forests · marine mammals · seabirds · southern right whale
Tierra del Fuego
Islands near Cape Horn
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
- Cape HornSouth America's southernmost point
- ChileSlender Andean coastal nation
Argentina · Andes · fjord · channel · narrows · waterway · Pacific Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · subantarctic · windswept
circumnavigation
Complete journey around something
- Age of DiscoveryEuropean maritime expansion era
- VictoriaFemale monarch's name
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
discovery · charted · terra incognita · San Antonio · Trinidad · Santiago · mutiny · spice route · New World
shipping lane
Designated ocean travel path
- navigationDetermining position and course
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- tidalOf sea rhythms
charts · lighthouse · anchorage · mariners · vessels · seafaring · piloting · nautical · shipwreck · sailing ships
sea lions
Large eared aquatic mammals
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- whalesMassive marine mammals
- cormorantsFish-eating diving seabirds
albatross · condor · guanaco · elephant seals · petrels · kelp forests · marine mammals · seabirds · southern right whale · orca
traditional fishing
Customary methods for catching seafood
- pre-ColumbianAmericas before 1492
- South American WatersAmazon River, Orinoco River, Lake Titicaca, Iguazu Falls, Titicaca
- Patagonian Waters
- Age of ExplorationColumbus, Marco Polo, exploration, explorers, expeditions
- Maritime ExplorationColumbus, voyage, navigator, Age of Discovery, circumnavigation
- South AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- Pacific Straits
Strait of MagellanBering Strait
Channel linking two oceans
Northwest Passage · Northeast Passage · Northern Sea Route · Strait of Gibraltar · English Channel
Strait of MagellanCaribbean Sea
Tropical Atlantic basin
Mediterranean Sea · Gulf of Mexico · Red Sea · Persian Gulf · Coral Sea
strait, straits, straitlaced, straitjacket, straitened, Magellan