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The Magellen Straits are situated between the southernmost tip of mainland Chile and Agentina and Tierra del Fuego.

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Immediately south of mainland Chile and north of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.

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Where is the cape of Magellan?

There is no Cape of Magellan noted on any maps that include the voyage of Magellan. There are Straits of Magellan that are located in the waterway between Chile and Argentina in South America. The area at the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean off the Straits of Magellan might have been named Cape Magellan at one time.


What straits are found in south America?

Straits of Magellan


When did Ferdinand Magellan discover the Straits of Magellan?

1520


Where is the Strait of Magellan located in the world?

The Strait of Magellan is directly south of South America and north of Tierra del Fuego. It is also known as the Straits of Magellan or The Magellanic Strait.


Why was Straits of Magellan so named?

because it was


Who had the straits of South America named after him?

Strait of Magellan


What is one strait in the southern part of South America?

The Le Maire Strait is at the southern tip of South America. It is located between Staten Island and Tierra del Fuego.


Bodies of water named after an explorer?

Bering straits & sea; Tasman sea; Straits of Magellan; Hudson Bay; Hudson River;


What is name after Ferdinand Magellan?

i think the navigation system Magellan was named after Ferdinand Magellan The Magellanic penguins were named after Ferdinand Magellan.


What two oceans did the strait of Magellan connect?

the Pacific and the Atlantic, (not did, the straits still do)


Where is the Straits of Megellen?

It is the straits between the continents of South America and Antarctica, notorious for its danger to shipping, and named after the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan.


What is the strait of Magellan'?

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.