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Named for the English navigator, Sir Francis Drake, the Drake Passage is a narrow, violent body of water between Antarctica and South America that served as the ocean connecting point between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans until the opening of the Panama Canal.

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What body of water lies between the South American continent and Antarctica?

the Drake Passage


What is the name of the passage between Antarctica and South America?

The Drake Passage lies between Antarctica and South America.


The Drake Passage is located between Antarctica and what continent?

The Drake Passage is located between Antarctica and South America. It serves as a connection between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and is known for its rough seas and challenging weather conditions.


What continent touches Antarctica?

No continent touches Antarctica. The closest continent is South America, separated by a distance of about 750 miles -- the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula.


What water is between America and Antarctica?

The Drake Passage is between America and Antarctica.


Which continent is separated from South America by Drake's Passage?

Antarctica (South Shetland Islands)


How many continents are not connected to another continent?

Antarctica is the only continent that is not connected to another continent. It is surrounded by the Southern Ocean and separated from the nearest landmass, South America, by the Drake Passage.


Which other continent is closes to Antarctica?

The closest continent to Antarctica is South America -- a mere 600 miles across Drake's Passage, which is the 'wildest water' on earth.


Which continent is closest to Antarctica?

South America is the closest continent to Antarctica.The continent closest to Antarctica is the tip of South America, about 600 miles across the Drake Passage -- sometimes called the wildest water on earth. South America (Also, Antarctica is a continent)


What is the body of water between Cape Horn and Antarctica?

The strait between Cape Horn and Antarctica is called the Drake Passage.


Width of Drake Passage between Ushuaia and Barreintos Islands?

The Drake Passage is a body of water which is located between the southern tip of Cape Horn Chile and an Antarctica location known as the South Shetland Islands. The width of Drake Passage between Ushuaia and Berreintos Islands is 800 kilometers wide or 500 miles.


What does drake passage separate?

it separates antarctica and south America