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🌊 Why Does Every Ship Fear to Pass Through Here? 🚢
Welcome to the Drake Passage, the most dangerous strait in the world. Separating South America and Antarctica, this 800-kilometer-wide stretch of water has claimed around 800 ships and over 20,000 sailors' lives over the years.
Located at approximately 60 degrees latitude, the Drake Passage is notorious for its extreme weather conditions. The intersection of three oceans here causes cold seawater from the south and warm seawater from the north to collide, creating colossal waves up to 16 meters high.
With the Southern Ocean being unbroken by land, powerful winds form and rush around the globe unimpeded, making the passage treacherous for ships.
Nowadays, very few vessels dare to navigate through the Drake Passage, with many choosing the safer and shorter route through the Panama Canal instead.
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Why Does Every Ship Fear to Pass Through Here?
This is the Drake Passage, and it is considered the most dangerous strait in the world. Separating South America and Antarctica, it is 800 kilometers wide and is the place where around 800 ships have disappeared over the years and more than 20,000 sailors have lost their lives.
You see, the further away you are from the equator, the more extreme the weather will be. The Drake Passage is located around 60 degrees latitude, and besides that, it is where three oceans intersect each other. The cold seawater from the south and warm seawater from the north collide, creating huge waves reaching up to 16 meters in height.
As the Southern Ocean is unbroken by land, mighty winds can form as they rush around the globe unimpeded. Today, very few ships choose to pass through the Drake Passage, with many opting to take the shorter route through the Panama Canal.
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