Strait of Magellan

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sea passage strait waterway

The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Aliases (2)

Magellan Strait region ×1
Strait of Magellan region ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sea passage → strait → waterway →
climate	cold oceanic climate →
connects	Atlantic Ocean → Pacific Ocean →
country	Chile →
discoveredByEuropeans	Ferdinand Magellan →
firstEuropeanTransitYear	1520 →
governingRegion	Magallanes Region →
hasChannel	Primera Angostura → Segunda Angostura →
hasFeature	bays → channels → fjords →
hasIsland	Isla Carlos III → Isla Dawson →
hasPort	Porvenir → Puerto Williams → Punta Arenas →
historicalRole	first European sea route between Atlantic and Pacific →
isAlternativeTo	Cape Horn route → Drake Passage →
length	approximately 350 miles → approximately 570 kilometers →
locatedIn	South America → southern Chile →
namedAfter	Ferdinand Magellan →
navigability	navigable →
navigationalHazards	currents → narrow channels → strong winds →
northernShore	mainland Chile →
oceanRegion	South Atlantic → South Pacific →
partOf	Southern Ocean maritime routes →
region	Patagonia →
separates	South American mainland → Tierra del Fuego →
southernShore	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego →
strategicImportance	key route before Panama Canal → major historical trade route →
usedBy	fishing vessels → international shipping → tourist cruises →
waterType	saltwater →
widthRange	about 1.2 to 20 miles → about 2 to 32 kilometers →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Isla Carlos III → Primera Angostura → Segunda Angostura →	locatedIn
Brunswick Peninsula → Nao Victoria Museum → Porvenir →	nearbyWaterBody
Brunswick Peninsula → Punta Arenas →	hasCoastlineOn
Primera Angostura → Segunda Angostura →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Porvenir → Punta Arenas →	locatedOn
Beagle Channel →	alternativeTo
Panama Canal →	avoidsRoute
Brunswick Peninsula →	borderedBy
Pacific Ocean →	connectedVia
Magallanes Region →	contains
Magellan–Elcano expedition →	discovered
Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint →	hasViewOf
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport →	locatedNear
San Antonio ("Strait of Magellan region") →	navigationArea
South America by the Drake Passage →	near
Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint →	overlooks
Magellan–Elcano expedition →	passedThrough
Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint →	photographySubject
Voyage to the Moluccas →	route
Magellan–Elcano expedition →	routeFeature
Victoria (ship) →	routeIncluded
Tierra del Fuego region →	separatedBy
Ferdinand Magellan →	straitNamedAfter
Yelcho ("Magellan Strait region") →	theatreOfOperation
San Antonio →	turnedBackFrom
Trinidad →	visited
Golden Hind →	visitedBodyOfWater
HMS Beagle second survey expedition →	visitedRegion
Victoria (ship) →	voyageRoute