Between South America and Antarctica lies a stretch of ocean feared for its towering waves, screaming winds, and drifting icebergs. The Drake Passage has a long history of shipwrecks and lost crews, ...

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.

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A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter lies in the remote waters between South America and Antarctica ...