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Why it's incredible: The passage is one of the world's most dangerous ocean crossings. The Drake Passage is an ocean channel between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula.
As one researcher, Karen Heywood, who sailed through the Drake Passage in 2024, recounted: “It’s always interesting when you go to dinner and they put sticky mats on all the tables to make ...
Defying gravity with every step, I navigate my way from the Explorer's Bar to my cabin like the Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters. Tackling the Drake Passage in a four-metre swell is no mean feat ...
The powerful earthquake was recorded in the Drake Passage, a maritime zone between ... areas in the remote Magallanes region. Chile's SENAPRED disaster agency said it expected waves of between ...
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile -- A large 7.4 earthquake rattled the waters off South America in one of the world's roughest ocean passages Friday, triggering fears of a tsunami and coastal evacuations.