Strait of Magellan

/ˌstɹeɪt əv məˈɡɛlən//ˌstɹeɪt əv məˈd͡ʒɛlən/

proper noun

A navigable sea route between the southern coast of Chile and the northern coast of Tierra del Fuego.

Meanings

proper nounthe Strait of Magellan

alternative Straits of Magellan

  1. A navigable sea route between the southern coast of Chile and the northern coast of Tierra del Fuego.

Translations

Afrikaans Straat van Magellaan
  • Straat van MagellaanStrait of Magellan
Arabic مَضِيق مَاجِلَان
  • مَضِيق مَاجِلَان (maḍīq mājilān)Strait of Magellan
Basque Magallaes itsasartea
  • Magallaes itsasarteaStrait of Magellan
Bengali ম্যাজেলান প্রণালী
  • ম্যাজেলান প্রণালী (mêjelan pronali)Strait of Magellan
Bulgarian Магела̀нов про̀ток
  • Магела̀нов про̀ток (Magelànov pròtok)Strait of Magellan
Catalan estret de Magallanes
  • estret de MagallanesStrait of Magellan
Chinese Mandarin 麥哲倫海峽 /麦哲伦海峡
  • 麥哲倫海峽 /麦哲伦海峡 (Màizhélún hǎixiá)Strait of Magellan
Czech Magalhãesův průliv
  • Magalhãesův průlivStrait of Magellan
Danish Magellanstrædet
  • MagellanstrædetStrait of Magellan
Dutch Straat Magellaan
  • Straat MagellaanStrait of Magellan
Esperanto Magelana markolo
  • Magelana markoloStrait of Magellan
Estonian Magalhãesi väin
  • Magalhãesi väinStrait of Magellan
Finnish Magalhãesinsalmi
  • MagalhãesinsalmiStrait of Magellan
French détroit de Magellan
  • détroit de MagellanStrait of Magellan
German Magellanstraße
  • MagellanstraßeStrait of Magellan
Greek Πορθμός του Μαγγελάνου
  • Πορθμός του Μαγγελάνου (Porthmós tou Mangelánou)Strait of Magellan
Hebrew מצר מגלן
  • מצר מגלן (metsár magílan)Strait of Magellan
Hindi मैजेलन जलडमरूमध्य
  • मैजेलन जलडमरूमध्य (maijelan jalḍamrūmadhya)Strait of Magellan
Hungarian Magellán-szoros
  • Magellán-szorosStrait of Magellan
Icelandic Magellansund
  • MagellansundStrait of Magellan
Indonesian Selat Magelhaens
  • Selat MagelhaensStrait of Magellan
Italian stretto di Magellano
  • stretto di MagellanoStrait of Magellan
Japanese マゼラン海峡
  • マゼラン海峡 (Mazeran kaikyō)Strait of Magellan
Korean 마젤란 해협
  • 마젤란 해협 (majellan haehyeop)Strait of Magellan
Latvian Magelāna šaurums
  • Magelāna šaurumsStrait of Magellan
Lithuanian Magelano sąsiauris
  • Magelano sąsiaurisStrait of Magellan
Malay Selat Magellan
  • Selat MagellanStrait of Magellan
Norwegian Bokmål Magellanstredet
  • MagellanstredetStrait of Magellan
Persian تنگه ماژلان
  • تنگه ماژلان (tange mâgilân)Strait of Magellan
Polish Cieśnina Magellana
  • Cieśnina MagellanaStrait of Magellan
Portuguese Estreito de Magalhães
  • Estreito de MagalhãesStrait of Magellan
Romanian Strâmtoarea Magellan
  • Strâmtoarea MagellanStrait of Magellan
Russian Магелла́нов проли́в
  • Магелла́нов проли́в (Magellánov prolív)Strait of Magellan
Slovak Magalhaesov prieliv
  • Magalhaesov prielivStrait of Magellan
Spanish estrecho de Magallanes, estrecho magallánico
  • estrecho de MagallanesStrait of Magellan
  • estrecho magallánicoStrait of Magellan
Swedish Magellans sund
  • Magellans sundStrait of Magellan
Tagalog Kipot ni Magallanes
  • Kipot ni MagallanesStrait of Magellan
Tamil மகெல்லன் நீரிணை
  • மகெல்லன் நீரிணை (makellaṉ nīriṇai)Strait of Magellan
Thai ช่องแคบมาเจลลัน
  • ช่องแคบมาเจลลัน (chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp maa-jee-lan)Strait of Magellan
Turkish Macellan Boğazı
  • Macellan BoğazıStrait of Magellan
Ukrainian Магелланова протока
  • Магелланова протока (Mahellanova protoka)Strait of Magellan
Vietnamese Eo biển Magellan
  • Eo biển MagellanStrait of Magellan
Welsh Culfor Magellan
  • Culfor MagellanStrait of Magellan
Cite this entry
APA

Strait of Magellan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Magellan

MLA

“Strait of Magellan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Magellan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Strait of Magellan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Magellan.

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