Strait of Magellan

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English: The Strait of Magellan is a navigable route immediately south of mainland South America. Located between the continent and Tierra del Fuego, and Cape Horn to the south, the strait is arguably the most important natural passage between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans.

Battista Agnese - Detail from a world map showing Strait of Magellan (1544)

Jodocus Hondius - Strait of Magellan (north and south reversed)

Map showing the strait of Magellan

Willem Blaeu - Tabula Magellanica 1635

FRETI MAGELLANICI ac novi FRETI vulgo LE MAIRE exactissima delineatio: A map of Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego by Jodocus Hondius

Satellite image of the strait of Magella, courtesy NASA

A view from the northern shore

The northern shore

The southern shore

Melinka cruising between Punta Arenas and Porvenir

Pionero cruising the frequent route between Punta Delgada and Punta Espora

Fuegino cruising the frequent route between Punta Delgada and Punta Espora

sunset view

sunrise view

Topography and Toponymy between latitude 52°S and 53°S

Topography and Toponymy between latitude 53°S and 54°S

Topography and Toponymy between latitude 54°S and 55°S

Topography and Toponymy between latitude 56°S and 54°40"S
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