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The Strait of Magellan is a narrow waterway that separates Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina from the mainland of the continent of South America. [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s expedition that circumnavigated the globe discovered this passageway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in 1520. This Strait is important because it provided a relatively safe, while still dangerous, passage through the dangerous and tricky waters surrounding the tip of South America, although the [[Panama Canal]] has eliminated the need for its use.

The Strait of Magellan is a narrow waterway that separates Tierra Del Fuego in Argentina from the mainland of the continent of South America. [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s expedition that circumnavigated the globe discovered this passageway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in 1520. This Strait is important because it provided a relatively safe, while still dangerous, passage through the dangerous and tricky waters surrounding the tip of South America, although the [[Panama Canal]] has eliminated the need for its use.