Drake Passage: The Complete Guide to Antarctica’s Legendary Crossing
The Drake Passage is the roughly 800-kilometer-wide stretch of water separating Cape Horn at the southern end of South America from the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. It provides one of the shortest sea routes between South America and Antarctica and is crossed by many expedition vessels traveling to the continent. The region is also important because it forms a narrow gateway for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This enormous current moves continuously around Read more









