Drake Passage

proper noun

The strait between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The strait between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Origin

Named after Sir Francis Drake, a 16th-century British explorer and privateer.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 德雷克海峽 /德雷克海峡
  • 德雷克海峽 /德雷克海峡 (Déléikè Hǎixiá)the strait
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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