Drake Strait

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• Drake Passage — showing the boundary points A, B, C, D, E and F accorded by the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina …   Wikipedia

• Drake Bulldogs men's basketball — Drake Bulldogs 2010–11 Drake Bulldogs men s basketball team …   Wikipedia

• Drake Passage — Drake′ Pas′sage n. geg a strait between S South America and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans …   From formal English to slang

• Drake Passage — strait between Cape Horn & the South Shetland Islands: c. 400 mi (644 km) wide …   English World dictionary

• Drake, Sir Francis — born с 1540–43, Devonshire, Eng. died Jan. 28, 1596, at sea, off Puerto Bello, Panama English admiral, the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. Son of a tenant farmer, he went to sea at age 13 to escape his family s poverty. He gained a… …   Universalium

• Strait of Magellan — The Strait of Magellan (also called the Straits of Magellan or the Magellanic Strait) comprises a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland South America and north of Tierra del Fuego. The waterway is the most important natural passage… …   Wikipedia

• Drake in California — In 1579, Francis Drake sailed out in the Pacific, then turned east seeking the Strait of Anián (a water passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic, known in the reverse direction as the Northwest Passage), or for a place to repair his ships.[1]… …   Wikipedia

• Drake Passage — a strait between S South America and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. * * * Strait, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans between Tierra del Fuego and the South Shetland Islands. Located about 100 mi… …   Universalium

• Drake Navigators Guild — The Drake Navigators Guild is the historical research group which has used multi disciplinary methods to research Francis Drake’s visit to the west coast of North America in 1579 and related maritime explorations. Founded in 1949, the Guild’s… …   Wikipedia

• Drake-Passage — Drakestraße zwischen Südamerika und Antarktika Tiefenprofil mit oze …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Drake Passage — geographical name strait S of South America between Cape Horn & South Shetlands …   New Collegiate Dictionary