English Explanatory Dictionary

Drake Passage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The strait between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Word forms

Drake Passage

Etymology

Named after Sir Francis Drake, a 16th-century British explorer and privateer.

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