Similar words: magellan, strait of hormuz, ferdinand magellan, flagellant, traitor, flagella, traitorous, straits. Meaning: n. 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 America before the Panama Canal was built.
1 We passed through the Strait of Magellan.
2 A city of southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan. founded in the1840's, it is the southernmost city in the world.
3 Ships of other nations can navigate between the Strait of Magellan and Ushuaia through the Chilean Magdalena Channel and the Cockburn Channel with Chilean Pilot and 48 hours advance notice.
4 Although it is navigable by large ships, there are safer waters to the south (Drake Passage) and to the north (Strait of Magellan).
5 It is common here to find some penguins swept by strong ocean currents from the Strait of Magellan , and there have been more this year than at any time in recent memory.
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