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Strait Of Magellan

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Noun

1. strait of magellan

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Strait Of Magellan

see synonyms of strait of magellan
a strait between the mainland of S South America and Tierra del Fuego, linking the S Pacific with the S Atlantic. Length: 600 km (370 miles). Width: up to 32 km (20 miles)

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Strait Of Magellan

see synonyms of strait of magellan
A channel separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent and connecting the southern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Ferdinand Magellan sailed through the strait in October and November 1520.

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