answersLogoWhite

0

The Drake Passage is a deep waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It travels between Cape Horn, the southernmost point of South America and the South Shetland Islands.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What peninsula is south of Tierra del Fuego?

The Antarctic Peninsula is the largest peninsula on the continent of Antarctica. It lies 620 miles south of Tierra del Fuego.


What is the second closest continent to Antarctica?

The second closest continent to Antarctica is South America. It is located across the Southern Ocean, with the closest point being the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and the southernmost part of South America.


What peninsula extends toward south america?

Known as Palmer Peninsula, or the Antarctic Peninsula.


The Antarctic Peninsula is less than 700 miles from what continent?

The Antarctic Peninsula is less than 700 miles from South America.


What mountain system is closest to the Antarctic peninsula?

The mountains of the Antarctic Peninsula are considered to be a continuation of the Andes Mountains of South America.


What continent is across from the Antarctic Peninsula?

South America


Does the Antarctic Circle cross the tip of South America?

No. The Antarctic Circle crosses the tip of Antarctica.


To which continent does the Antarctic Peninsula point?

The Antarctic peninsula points toward South America, specifically toward the countries of Argentina and Chile.


What is the southernmost continent besides Antarctica?

The southernmost continent besides Antarctica is South America. Its southernmost point is located in the country of Chile at Cape Horn, which lies just north of the Antarctic Circle.


What is the name of the peninsula in Antarctica the juts out near the southern tip of South America?

The name you want is the Antarctic Peninsula.


What finger-shaped land form on Antarctica?

It is called the Antarctic Peninsula and reaches out towards the southern tip of South America. The Antarctic Peninsula is where many of the Scientific Stations are concentrated.


What land extends from Antarctica toward South America?

You may be thinking of the Antarctic Peninsula.