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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View of the capitulaciones granted by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1534
The County of Peebles and Cavenga are used as a breakwater for the harbour at Punta Arenas.
Port of Punta Arenas in winter
Barcaza Melinka at Porvenir port, providing a ferry service across the strait between Punta Arenas and Porvenir
The Strait of Magellan at dawn
U.S. Navy carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the strait
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Other websites
- The first map made of the Strait of Magellan. It was made in 1520
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