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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 island was described by Francis Fletcher (the expedition's chaplain) who left sketches and a map, and by da Silva, the navigator. From this, marine historian Felix Riesenberg produced a composite: an island 30 miles from north to south, almost square, without a peak, with a lake at its centre; he hypothesised that it was the crater of an extinct volcano.
The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?
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Horn Island (named Elizabeth Island by Drake), Chile Drake anchors in Saint Francis Bay which lies between Horn Island and Hermite Island within the Hermite Islands. Here the men enjoy respite from the adverse weather. Golden Hinde anchors in 20 fathoms of water, and on the next day, they land to gather water, herbs, and firewood. On a day trek ...
Drake set up the fleet over the year – the command ship and one that Drake had finished building was the Pelican, Its design being based on the Biscayan built nao Victoria, [12] the first ship to circumnavigate the world. It was 150 tons and was the most powerful ship of the expedition with eighteen guns in total.
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The Scotia Sea is the area of water between the Drake Passage, Tierra del Fuego, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, the South Orkney Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula. These island groups all sit atop the Scotia Arc, which frames the sea on the north, east, and south. The Scotia Sea covers an area around 900,000 km 2 (347,500 sq mi).