Drake Passage


noun
  1. a strait between southern South America and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Origin of Drake Passage

1
First recorded in 1830–40 as Drake's Passage; named after Sir Francis Drake

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Drake Passage

noun
  1. a strait between S South America and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

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