I'd refuse to enter the Strait of Magellan even if you'd pay me 100 pounds.

The Strait of Magellan (), also called the Straits of Magellan , is a navigable sea route separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.

By July 3 we were at the entrance to the Strait of Magellan, abreast of Cabo de las Virgenes.

We had crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Strait of Magellan opened less than 700 miles to the south.

Yes, sir, a natural barometer that didn't let me down when I navigated the narrows of the Strait of Magellan.

This discovery went unused for some time, as ships continued to use the known passage through the Strait of Magellan.

Spanish colonization In 1520, while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, Ferdinand Magellan discovered the southern passage now named after him, the Strait of Magellan, thus becoming the first European to set foot on what is now Chile.

In September 1578, Sir Francis Drake, in the course of his circumnavigation of the world, passed through the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific Ocean.

Navigation Although it is navigable by large ships, there are safer waters to the south (Drake Passage) and to the north (Strait of Magellan).

East of the Andes, on the continent, or north of it, on the island of Tierra del Fuego are located relatively flat plains, which in the Strait of Magellan cover large areas.

They went further south to the Strait of Magellan and then returned to Brazil, where they lost most of the crew in a battle against the Portuguese at the Village of Vitória.

The discovery of a route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, an alternative to the Strait of Magellan, dramatically changed the Spanish approach to the management of the southernmost regions of America, which were already disturbed by Drake s unexpected emergence in the Pacific through the Strait in 1578.

At Port Famine on the Strait of Magellan he locked himself in his cabin for 14 days, then after getting over excited and talking of preparing for the next cruise, shot himself on 2 August 1828.

Arctic exploration, you know, people like Magellan,

He was on that battleship when she made her famous dash through the Strait of Magellan, and around South America in the spring of 1898 to participate in the Battle of Santiago on July 3 during the Spanish American War.

Magellan, 2009 Les Enfants de la balle , Éd.

Finally, thanks to the tenacity of Magellan, the expedition was ready.

Cape Magellan Portugal Without Clichés emphasizes the importance of these academic exchanges

Strait of Gibraltar crossing

Before Magellan and Serrão could meet in the Moluccas, Serrão died on the island of Ternate, almost at the same time Magellan was killed in the battle of Mactan in the Philippines.

The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan, and separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from (1) those river systems that drain into the Atlantic Ocean (including those that drain into the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea), and (2) along the northernmost reaches of the Divide, those river systems that drain into the Arctic Ocean.

The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, also known as the Black Ditch (), is a wide strait separating the island of Taiwan from the Asian mainland.

The Torres Strait

We were taught that Ferdinand Magellan was Portuguese but worked in the service of Spain.

LINK THROUGH THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

The Torres Strait is a strait which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.

Just the northernmost seas, equally in the Bering Strait and the Davis Strait.

References External links Natural History of Nova Scotia Northumberland Strait (Nova Scotia Museum) DFO Gulf Region Working Group on the Northumberland Strait CBC.CA 2007 02 21 Northumberland Strait ecosystem in trouble Northumberland Strait Ecosystem Overview and Assessment Report

Proposals to relieve the strait Thailand has developed several plans to diminish the economic significance of the strait.

The Bangka Strait separates Sumatra and Bangka, and the Gaspar Strait separates Bangka and Belitung.

Subject Ban on oil tankers in the Strait of Bonifacio The Strait of Bonifacio is an extremely dangerous passage for shipping.

The planet's existence was independently confirmed by the Magellan Planet Search Program in 2008.

Provision is made for the acquisition of mine marking equipment, essentially Magellan GPS receivers, purchased in May.

English Channel, Italy, strait, structure

This boat sails through the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Wake of Magellan is a concept album by Savatage, and is based on two real life events.

The visit of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chair Chen Yunlin marks a historic moment in cross strait relations.

Beechey, Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Strait (1831), The Zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Strait.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Commission (Australia)

The Strait of Georgia exhibit represents some of that diversity.

3. In 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, sailing under the Spanish flag, reached Guam during his circumnavigation of the globe.

The strait connects Chedabucto Bay on the Atlantic Ocean to St. George's Bay on the Northumberland Strait, a sub basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The Palk Strait () is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.

That's the African coast, the strait and rock of Gibraltar.