1978 Beagle Conflict During much of the 19th and the 20th century, relations between neighbour Chile chilled due to disputes over Patagonia, though in recent years relations have improved dramatically.

Now in his years of traveling on the Beagle, and from listening to the accounts or explorers and naturalists, he knew that skin color was one of the most important ways in which people varied.

See also Francis Drake García de Nodal Strait of Magellan Beagle Channel Bransfield Strait Sars Bank Elizabeth Island References External links National Oceanography Centre, Southampton page of the important and complex bathymetry of the Passage A personal story describing crossing the Passage A NASA image of an eddy in the Passage Larger scale images of the passage from the US Navy (Rain, ice edge and wind images)