Drake's only remaining ship, after having passed through the Strait of Magellan, was blown far south in September 1578.

The Strait of Malacca joins the Pacific and the Indian Oceans on the west, and Drake Passage and the Strait of Magellan link the Pacific with the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

Afterwards, they continued to sail south along South America's east coast, looking for the strait that Magellan believed would lead to the Spice Islands.

They went further south to the Strait of Magellan and then returned to Brazil, where they lost most of the crew in a battle against the Portuguese at the Village of Vitória.

The Magellan probe, which mapped the planet Venus from 1990 to 1994, was named after Magellan.

Arctic exploration, you know, people like Magellan,

Strait of Gibraltar crossing

Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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)

The Sunda Strait (Indonesian Selat Sunda ) is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

The Torres Strait is a strait which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.

On the morning of 27 April 1521, Magellan sailed to Mactan with a small attack force.

The Strait of Tiran and Tiran Island.

The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the waters surrounding Taiwan including the Taiwan Strait from July 21, 1995 to March 23, 1996.

After this experience, Magellan decided to wait for a few weeks more before resuming the voyage.

Europe Africa fixed link through the Strait of Gibraltar

Europe Africa fixed link through the Strait of Gibraltar

Europe Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Georgia exhibit represents some of that diversity.

The Strait of Georgia exhibit represents some of that diversity.

Victoria Strait is a strait in northern Canada that lies in Nunavut off the mainland in the Arctic Ocean.

3. In 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, sailing under the Spanish flag, reached Guam during his circumnavigation of the globe.

Piracy is also very active in the Strait of Malacca.

The activities of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission and the transfer of certain specific responsibilities to the Torres Strait Regional Authority are noted with appreciation.

No one can stop Iran from threatening the Strait of Hormuz.

And look at Columbus and Magellan sure, they were motivated by a more efficient trade route, blah, blah, blah

Project for a Europe Africa permanent link through the Strait of Gibraltar

Italy is less than 80 kms away across the Strait of Otranto.

This has increasingly become the biggest obstacle to the growth of cross Strait relations, as well as the biggest immediate threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

On 22 March 1518 the king named Magellan and Faleiro captains so that they could travel in search of the Spice Islands in July.

So is support for distinct countries on each side of the Taiwan Strait.

It is separated from the east coast of Sumatra by the Berhala Strait.

These circumstances apply to the recent escalation of tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner had been appointed to monitor and assess the human rights of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, in particular women.

This senseless political warfare has hampered cross strait economic relations.

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The Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán is a strait between Mexico and Cuba.

A narrower Nares Strait connects Baffin Bay with the Arctic Ocean.

To the south is the Ombai Strait, and 72 km away, the island of Timor.

During World War II, the Battle of the Denmark Strait took place on 24 May 1941.

The city is located on the British Columbia Coast and sits on the Strait of Georgia.

The focus of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is on indigenous people.

AND 1992 ON THE PROJECT FOR A EUROPE AFRICA PERMANENT LINK THROUGH THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

Bangka lies just east of Sumatra, separated by the Bangka Strait to the north lies the South China Sea, to the east, across the Gaspar Strait, is the island of Belitung, and to the south is the Java Sea.

To the north, the Bering Strait connects the Pacific with the Arctic Ocean.