Straits of Magellan

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The most important natural passage between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans. Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailor in service to the Spanish King Charles V, became the first European to navigate the strait in 1520, during his global circumnavigation voyage.
For Magellan see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_of_Magellan
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Coordinates:   53°5'39"S   71°39'20"W