1. Drake Passage is a body of water with wild currents between South America’s Cape Horn, Chile, Argentina and the South Shetland Islands of Antaractica
1. Drake Passage is a body of water with wild currents between South America’s Cape Horn, Chile, Argentina and the South Shetland Islands of Antaractica
2. This region connects the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean, also known as the Scotia Sea.
2. This region connects the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean, also known as the Scotia Sea.
3. It is about 800 km
3. It is about 800 km
4. It is named after the 16th-century English explorer Sir Francis Drake
4. It is named after the 16th-century English explorer Sir Francis Drake
5. To go to Antaractica, the Drake Passage must be crossed and people travelling towards it often have to move pass its wild currents
5. To go to Antaractica, the Drake Passage must be crossed and people travelling towards it often have to move pass its wild currents
6. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which runs through it, meets no resistance from any landmass, and waves top 40 feet
6. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which runs through it, meets no resistance from any landmass, and waves top 40 feet
7. The passage offers excellent opportunities to watch seabirds, such as albatrosses and petrels.
7. The passage offers excellent opportunities to watch seabirds, such as albatrosses and petrels.
8. People crossing this passage often describes their trip as harrowing, incredibly memorable and living science fiction in reality
8. People crossing this passage often describes their trip as harrowing, incredibly memorable and living science fiction in reality
9. People often posts pictures of the rough currents of Drake Passage on social media handles
9. People often posts pictures of the rough currents of Drake Passage on social media handles