Beagle Channel

proper noun

A strait in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, on the extreme southern tip of South America between Chile and Argentina.

Meanings

proper nounthe Beagle Channel
  1. A strait in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, on the extreme southern tip of South America between Chile and Argentina.

Origin

Named after the ship HMS Beagle.

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APA

Beagle Channel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beagle%20Channel

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“Beagle Channel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beagle%20Channel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beagle Channel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beagle%20Channel.

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