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Noun: Strait of Magellan
  1. The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built

Type of: sound, strait

Encyclopedia: Strait of Magellan

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