麦哲伦海峡位于南美洲大陆南端和火地岛、克拉伦斯岛、圣伊内斯岛之间。由地壳断裂下陷形成,长约563km,宽3.3～32km,海峡内寒冷多雾,并多大风暴,是世界上风浪最猛烈的水域之一。巴拿马运河通航前,它是沟通大西洋和太平洋的重要航道,1520年为葡萄牙航海家麦哲伦首先通过,因此而得名。东连:大西洋,西 Strait of Magellan is located in the southern tip of South America and Tierra del Fuego, Clarence Island, between the islands of Sainilian. It is formed by the crustal rupture and sag. It is about 563km long and 3.3 ~ 32km wide. It is one of the most stormy waters in the world due to the cold, foggy and stormy conditions in the strait. Before the Panama Canal was navigable, it was an important gateway to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and was named after the Portuguese navigator Magellan passed by 1520. East: Atlantic, West