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In 1997 and 2004, nearly 100 people died trying to illegally cross the strait following the 1997 unrest in Albania and poor economic conditions in the Tragedy of Otranto and the Karaburun tragedy. In 2006, the Albanian government imposed a moratorium on motor-powered sailing boats on all lakes, rivers, and seas of Albania to curb organized ...
Map of the Dispute of Eastern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan between Argentina and Chile (1842–1881). The East Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Strait of Magellan Dispute [1] or the Patagonia Question was the boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile [2] during the 19th century [3] [4] for the possession of the southernmost territories of South America [5] on the ...
Category: Straits of South America by country. 6 languages. ... Straits of Chile (2 C, 34 P) F. Straits of the Falkland Islands (6 P) V. Straits of Venezuela (2 P)
Bering Strait: Asia and North America Boca Chica Pass: Former strait between the Gulf of Mexico and the South Bay of the Laguna Madre: Bohai Strait: Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea: Bohol Strait: Cebu Strait Strait of Bonifacio: Corsica and Sardinia: Bosporus: Europe and Asia Bougainville Strait (Indonesia) Waigeo and the Kawe Islands [1] Bougainville ...
The Southern Ocean is a proposed ocean surrounding Antarctica, dominated by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, generally the ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude. The Southern Ocean is partially covered in sea ice, the extent of which varies according to the season. The Southern Ocean is the second smallest of the five named oceans.
The Strait of Magellan (Spanish: Estrecho de Magallanes), also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago to the south. The strait is considered the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The ...
The damaged Austro-Hungarian cruiser Novara after the battle of the Otranto Straits, 15 May 1917 The Austrians mounted nighttime raids against the barrage, five in 1915, nine in 1916 and ten in 1917. After a raid by four Huszár -class destroyers in December 1916, a conference in London concluded that the drifters were insufficiently defended.
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