Strait of Magellan

E9301

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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Strait of Magellan canonical	65
Magellan Strait	2
Strait of Magellan area	2
Strait of Magellan region	2
Magellan Strait area	1
Magellan Strait region	1
Magellan Strait route	1
Straits of Magellan	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 (historically) ⓘ surface form: Magallanes Region
hasChannel	Primera Angostura ⓘ Segunda Angostura ⓘ
hasFeature	bays ⓘ channels ⓘ fjords ⓘ
hasIsland	Isla Carlos III ⓘ Isla Dawson ⓘ
hasPort	Porvenir ⓘ Puerto Williams ⓘ Punta Arenas, Chile ⓘ surface form: 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	Chile ⓘ surface form: mainland Chile
oceanRegion	South Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ surface form: South Atlantic South Pacific ⓘ
partOf	Southern Ocean ⓘ surface form: Southern Ocean maritime routes
region	Patagonia ⓘ
separates	South American mainland ⓘ Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ surface form: Tierra del Fuego
southernShore	Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ surface form: 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 (75)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific Ocean → connectedVia → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Ferdinand Magellan → straitNamedAfter → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Panama Canal → avoidsRoute → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Magellan–Elcano expedition → routeFeature → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Magellan–Elcano expedition → discovered → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Magellan–Elcano expedition → passedThrough → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

HMS Beagle second survey expedition → visitedRegion → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Punta Arenas, Chile → locatedOn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

subject surface form: Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas, Chile → hasCoastlineOn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

subject surface form: Punta Arenas

Magallanes Region (historically) → contains → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

subject surface form: Magallanes Region

Victoria → voyageRoute → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

subject surface form: Victoria (ship)

San Antonio → turnedBackFrom → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

San Antonio → navigationArea → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Magellan region

Tierra del Fuego region → separatedBy → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Golden Hind → visitedBodyOfWater → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Yelcho (ship) → theatreOfOperation → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

subject surface form: Yelcho

this entity surface form: Magellan Strait region

Trinidad → visited → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Porvenir → locatedOn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Porvenir → nearbyWaterBody → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Primera Angostura → locatedIn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Primera Angostura → locatedInBodyOfWater → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Segunda Angostura → locatedIn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Segunda Angostura → locatedInBodyOfWater → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Isla Carlos III → locatedIn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Beagle Channel → alternativeTo → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

South America by the Drake Passage → near → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Victoria (ship) → routeIncluded → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint → overlooks → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint → hasViewOf → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint → photographySubject → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Nao Victoria Museum → nearbyWaterBody → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Brunswick Peninsula → borderedBy → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Brunswick Peninsula → hasCoastlineOn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Brunswick Peninsula → nearbyWaterBody → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport → locatedNear → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Voyage to the Moluccas → route → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Punta Arenas Province → bordersWaterBody → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Punta Arenas Province → hasGeographicFeature → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Punta Arenas Province → tourismAttraction → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Fuerte Bulnes → locatedOn → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Fuerte Bulnes → hasViewOf → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Municipality of Punta Arenas → borderingBodyOfWater → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

University of Magallanes → locatedNear → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Continental Divide → extendsTo → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego → separatedBy → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego → locatedSouthOf → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Alberto de Agostini National Park → borderedBy → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan Strait

Magellanic subpolar forests → near → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Land of Fire → traversedBy → Strait of Magellan ⓘ

Francis Drake’s circumnavigation → straitTraversed → Strait of Magellan ⓘ