Strait Of Magellan

Definition: Strait Of Magellan

Strait Of Magellan

Noun

1. The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South American before the Panama Canal was built.

Specialty Definition: Strait of Magellan

The Strait of Magellan is the passage immediately south of mainland South America. It is located between the continent and Tierra del Fuego, and (Cape Horn aside) is the biggest and most important natural passage between the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

The strait was "discovered" in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan during the first global circumnavigation. Because Magellan's ships entered it on November 1st, it was originally named Estreito de Todos os Santos .

On May 23rd 1843, Chile took possession of the channel. Today is still under Chilean sovereignty. On the coast of the Strait lies the city of Punta Arenas and the village of Porvenir.

Before the creation of the Panama canal, this was the second-most travelled way to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean (the most used route being around Cape Horn).

It is known as a difficult route due to the inhospitable climate and the narrowness of the passage.

This path was crossed by:

Ferdinand Magellan and Sebastian Elcano
Américo Vespucio
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Commercial Usage: Strait Of Magellan

Domain	Title
Books	Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of Magellan (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Strait Of Magellan

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	"Struck by a squall. 'Off Cape Quod' ... Strait of Magellan, Nov. 23, 1854". Artwork, signed by "J.Y.T.". Credit: NAVY.		In the Strait of Magellan, April 1898, while en route to join the fleet assembled for the Spanish-American War. Credit: NAVY.
	View of USS Quincy (CA-39)--at left--and USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) steaming in rough seas near the Strait of Magellan, 14 May 1939. Credit: NAVY.		View looking forward from her bridge, while she was steaming through rough seas in the Strait of Magellan during Cruiser Division Seven's South American Cruise, 14 May 1939. Credit: NAVY.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Strait Of Magellan

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Chile	In 1881, it signed a treaty with Argentina confirming Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Strait Of Magellan

Modern Translation: Strait Of Magellan

Language		Translations for "Strait of Magellan"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Russian		магелланов пролив. (various references)

Turkish		macellan boğazı. (various references)
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Anagrams: Strait Of Magellan

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	Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-f-g-i-l-l-m-n-o-r-s-t-t"
	-4 letters: forestalling, steamrolling.
	-5 letters: allegations, alterations, foretasting, gallantries, gestational, maltreating, martingales, reallotting, saltatorial, stagflation, stalemating, tarantellas.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
strait of magellan	21
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Strait Of Magellan

Definition: Strait Of Magellan