strait of magellan is located at tierra del fuego on a map.
strait of magellan is located at tierra del fuego on a map.
where is strait of magellan located on a map?
tierra del fuego
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the strait of magellan (), also called the "straits of magellan", is a navigable sea route in southern chile separating mainland south america to the north and tierra del fuego to the south. the strait is the most important natural passage between the atlantic and pacific oceans.
strait of magellan
elcano served as a naval commander of the emperor charles v, and took part in the expedition to the philippines. in 1519, this 241-man expedition set sail with five ships, "trinidad", "concepción", "san antonio", "santiago", and "victoria". elcano participated in a fierce mutiny against magellan before the convoy discovered the passage through south america, the strait of magellan. he was spared by magellan and after five months of hard labour in chains was made captain of the galleon. "santiago" was later destroyed in a storm. the fleet sailed across the atlantic ocean to the eastern coast of brazil and into puerto san julián in argentina. several months later they discovered a passage now known as the strait of magellan located in the southern tip of south america and sailed through the strait. the crew of "san antonio" mutinied and returned to spain. on 28 november 1520, three ships set sail for the pacific ocean and about 19 men died before they reached guam on 6 march 1521. conflicts with the nearby island of rota prevented magellan and elcano from resupplying their ships with food and water. they eventually gathered enough supplies and continued their journey to the philippines and remained there for several weeks. close relationships developed between the spaniards and the islanders. they took part in converting the cebuano tribes to christianity and became involved in tribal warfare between rival filipino groups in mactan island.
juan sebastián elcano