What is the deepest strait in the world?

Drake Strait is the deepest strait in the world, with a depth of 5248 meters.

Drake Strait is named after the discoverer Francis Drake, who was the captain of the British privateer in the16th century. Drake himself didn't sail through the Strait in the end, but chose to sail through the calmer strait of magellan.

In fact, Drake was not the first person to find it. As early as 1525, the Spanish navigator Jose discovered this strait and sailed through it himself, so he named it mulder Hoth. Unfortunately, this name has not been widely circulated.

Extended data The Drake Strait is located between the southernmost tip of South America and south shetland islands, Antarctica, close to Chile and Argentina. It is an important channel connecting the southern Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and it is also the dividing line between South America and Antarctica. Before the Panama Canal was dug, the Drake Strait was one of the important sea passages connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. ?

The Drake Strait, which connects the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, is the widest strait in the world. It lies between the southern tip of South America and south shetland islands in Antarctica. It is about 300 kilometers long from east to west and 970 kilometers wide from north to south. Drake Strait is an important passage to Antarctica all over the world.

Due to the influence of polar cyclones, there are often strong winds and waves in the strait, and sometimes the wave height can reach 10-20 meters. Icebergs falling from the Antarctic often float in the strait, which makes navigation difficult.

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