South America by the Drake Passage

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South America by the Drake Passage refers to the continent’s southernmost tip near Cape Horn, lying just north of Antarctica across the stormy Drake Passage.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
maritime region ⓘ
adjacentTo South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Southeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Pacific Ocean

Southern Ocean ⓘ
borders Drake Passage ⓘ
climate subpolar oceanic climate ⓘ
connectedBy shipping routes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
feature numerous islands ⓘ
rocky coasts ⓘ
steep headlands ⓘ
geologicalSetting boundary between South American Plate and Scotia Plate ⓘ
hasExtremePoint Cape Horn ⓘ
hasPortCity Punta Arenas, Chile ⓘ
surface form: Punta Arenas

Ushuaia ⓘ
hazard high waves ⓘ
icebergs ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
historicallyKnownAs dangerous route for sailing ships ⓘ
importantFor Antarctic research logistics ⓘ
global ocean circulation ⓘ
includes Isla Navarino ⓘ
surface form: Isla Hornos

Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ
surface form: Tierra del Fuego archipelago
knownFor frequent storms ⓘ
rough seas ⓘ
strong westerly winds ⓘ
languageMajority Spanish ⓘ
latitudeApprox about 55 degrees south ⓘ
locatedIn South America ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
near Beagle Channel ⓘ
Cape Horn ⓘ
Scotia Sea ⓘ
Strait of Magellan ⓘ
oceanCurrent Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
partOf southern tip of South America ⓘ
subantarctic region ⓘ
separatedBy Drake Passage ⓘ
separatedFrom Antarctica ⓘ
sovereignState Chile ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Chile
tourism Antarctic cruise tourism ⓘ
adventure tourism ⓘ
usedAs departure point for Antarctic voyages ⓘ
wildlife penguins ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
seals ⓘ
whales ⓘ

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Antarctic Peninsula → separatedFrom → South America by the Drake Passage ⓘ
breakup of Gondwana → separates → South America by the Drake Passage ⓘ
this entity surface form: South America from Antarctica