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In 1525, Spanish navigator Francisco de Hoces discovered the Drake Passage while sailing south from the entrance of the Strait of Magellan. [2] Because of this, the Drake Passage is referred to as the "Mar de Hoces (Sea of Hoces)" in Spanish maps and sources, while almost always in the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries it is mostly known as “Pasaje de Drake” (in Argentina, mainly), or ...
The open waters of the Drake Passage, south of Cape Horn, provide by far the widest route, at about 800 kilometres (500 miles) wide; this passage offers ample sea room for maneuvering as winds change, and is the route used by most ships and sailboats, despite the possibility of extreme wave conditions.
The strong winds and currents, which flow perpetually around the Southern Ocean without interruption, are funnelled by the Horn into the relatively narrow Drake Passage. Coupled with turbulent cyclones coming off the Andes , and the shallow water near the Horn, that combination of factors can create violently hazardous conditions for ships.
The Shackleton fracture zone (SFZ) is an undersea fracture zone, mid-oceanic ridge [1] and fault located in the Drake Passage, at the separation between the Scotia plate from the Antarctic plate. [2] It extends between 59° and 60°40' south latitude and between 56°30' and 61° west longitude and runs in a northwest to southeast direction from ...
The unresolved conflict continued to simmer. During the Snipe incident, Argentine forces destroyed a Chilean lighthouse on the Snipe islet at the entry of the Beagle Channel installed on 1 May 1958, put up their own and landed marines on the islet, provoking a dangerous buildup. Later both countries agreed to pull back military forces and ...
Other so-called offenders included Jose Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad at No. 3 on the naughty list, and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, which has apparently been creating dangerous conditions on ...
Teenage dares may be a rite of passage, but thanks to the near-universal use of social media they have spread like wildfire. These so-called challenges fill up users' feeds with videos that show ...
The Patriots drafted Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. However, the rookie signal-caller has begun the season as the backup to nine-year veteran Jacoby Brissett .