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Francis Drake in the Strait of Magellan by Thomas Somerscales. Prior to entering the Strait, in July 1578, Drake sent Wynter ashore where he learned from indigenous people that they ate the astringent Winter's bark. [31] Captain Wynter ordered the collection of great amounts of bark – hence the scientific name. [32]
Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Strait, Revenges Strait) – between Salawati and New Guinea; Serpent's Mouth (Boca de la Serpiente) – between Trinidad and Venezuela; Shelikof Strait – between the Alaska mainland to the west and Kodiak and Afognak islands to the east, in the USA; Sibutu Passage – between Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago
The strait narrows at the entrance of Pasa Largo and remains so for 40 nautical miles before spilling into the Pacific. The three vessels depart from the strait on 6 September. The fourteen day passage is by far the fastest passage of the 16th century. [54] [55] 6 September– 6 October Southern Pacific west of Chile
An international strait is a narrow natural waterway connecting two parts of the high seas or exclusive economic zones, used for international navigation.Per the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a transit passage regime prevails in such straits for both ships and aircraft with few exceptions, even when the territorial waters of bordering country or countries overlap.
This is a list of seas of the World Ocean, including marginal seas, areas of water, various gulfs, bights, bays, and straits. [2] In many cases it is a matter of tradition for a body of water to be named a sea or a bay, etc., therefore all these types are listed here.
Victoria or Nao Victoria (Spanish for "Victory") was a carrack famed as the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world. [2] Victoria was part of the Spanish expedition to the Moluccas (now Indonesia's Maluku Islands) commanded by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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The route of the Victoria, which completed the world's first recorded circumnavigation over about 3 years. The Magellan expedition (10 August or 20 September 1519 – 6 September 1522) was the first voyage around the world in human history.