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drake passage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
drake -pas-sage
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The strait between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

Named after Sir Francis Drake, a 16th-century British explorer and privateer.

Questions

What does drake passage mean?
The strait between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
Where does drake passage come from?
Named after Sir Francis Drake, a 16th-century British explorer and privateer.

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