🚤 Drake Passage

Argentina · Americas · 58.58°S, 62.91°W

Quick facts

Country	Argentina
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	58.58°S, 62.91°W · view on map
Distance to the equator	6,521 km south of it
Solar time	UTC-4:15 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 07:54, sets 23:56 — 16 h 02 min of daylight

Drake Passage is located in Argentina, in Americas.

Closest straits

Le Maire Strait — 434 km away
Iglika Passage — 456 km away, in Antarctica
Fildes Strait — 459 km away, in Antarctica
Nelson Strait (South Shetland Islands) — 464 km away, in Antarctica
Hell Gates — 464 km away, in Antarctica

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More straits in Argentina

Beagle Channel · Le Maire Strait.

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