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OAS seaname Detail for Drake Passage
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| seanames_id: | 140 |
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| Seaname: | Drake Passage |
| Sea code: | 32C |
| Definition: | The Drake Passage is situated between the southern and eastern extremities of South America and the South Shetland Islands, lying north of the Antarctic Peninsula. As it extends south of 60°S, it is also described in Chapter 10 (Southern Ocean). Its limits are the following: On the North: From the southern extremity of Isla Waterman (55°25'S – 70°00'W) eastward, a line to Cabo de Hornos (55°59'S – 67°16'W) the southern extremity of Isla Hornos; From Cabo de Hornos northeastward, a line to Cabo San Bartolomé (54°55'S – 64°42'W), the southwestern extremity of Isla de Los Estados; and thence from Cabo San Bartolomé eastward, along the southern coast of Isla de Los Estados, to Cabo San Juan (54°43'S - 63°48'W), the eastern extremity thereof. On the East: From Cabo San Juan southeastward, a line to Cape Lloyd (61°08'S - 53°59'W), the northwestern extremity of Shishkova / Clarence Island. On the South: From Cape Lloyds southwestward, along the northwestern coast of Shishkova / Clarence Island, to Craggy Point (61°17'S – 54°14'W), the southwestern extremity thereof; thence from Craggy Point southwestward, a line to North Foreland (61°54'S – 57°41'W), the northeastern extremity of King George Island; thence from North Foreland southwestward, following the northern coasts of the South Shetland Islands, to Monroe Point (62°49'S – 61°31'W), on the western coast of Snow Island; thence from Monroe Point westward, a line to Cape Smith (62°53'S – 62°18'W), the northeastern extremity of Smith Island; and thence from Cape Smith southwestward, following the northwestern coast of Smith Island, to Cape James (63°06'S - 62°44'W), the south western extremity thereof. On the West: From Cape James northwestward, a line to the southern extremity of Isla Waterman (55°25'S – 70°00'W). |
| Citation: | IHO PUBLICATION S-23, Limits of Oceans and Seas, Draft 4th Edition, 2002 |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 1 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2024-08-22 14:50:12+00 |