Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan is a passageway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. It is just south of mainland South America and north of Tierra del Fuego. It goes through Argentina and Chile and for a long time the two countries argued over which one owned the land around it. Chile now owns it. The strait is named after Ferdinand Magellan. It is very foggy and stormy.
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Strait Of Magellan Media
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View of the capitulaciones granted by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1534
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Map of the Strait made by Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla, 1769.
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Map showing the extent of the Patagonian Ice Sheet in the Strait of Magellan area during the Last Glacial Period. Selected modern settlements are shown with yellow dots.
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East mouth of the strait, Punta Dungenes on the north and Cabo del Espíritu Santo in the south mark the strait border.
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The County of Peebles and Cavenga are used as a breakwater for the harbour at Punta Arenas.
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Port of Punta Arenas in winter
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Barcaza Melinka at Porvenir port, providing a ferry service across the strait between Punta Arenas and Porvenir
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The Strait of Magellan at dawn
Other websites
- The first map made of the Strait of Magellan. It was made in 1520
