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.

Between South America and Antarctica lies a stretch of ocean feared for its towering waves, screaming winds, and drifting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the body of water that instils fear and inspires sailors in equal measure. Six hundred miles of open sea, and some of the ...

A blogger said that waves towered 30 to 40 feet high. In the video shared online, you see the sliding across the floor, and the wall-mounted television swinging from side to side. The cruise company ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A major, preliminary magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean late Thursday, the United States Geological Survey reported, prompting Chilean authorities ...

The Drake Passage is an ocean channel between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula. Named after the 16th-century explorer Sir Francis Drake, it is notorious for whipping ...

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