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The 16 pages that link to Drake Passage, each with the reason it gives.

• EoceneRelated: Its changing tectonic gateways affected Southern Ocean circulation during the Eocene.

• Antarctic PeninsulaRelated: It separates the peninsula’s northern end from South America.

• OligoceneRelated: Its developing seaway helped establish circulation associated with Antarctic cooling.

• Tierra del FuegoRelated: It lies beyond the archipelago’s southern edge, where Atlantic and Pacific waters meet.

• Cape HornRelated: Its exposed waters immediately south of the cape make the route especially hazardous.

• Antarctic PlateRelated: Its opening accompanied South America’s separation from Antarctica and changed regional plate boundaries.

• South Shetland IslandsRelated: It is the main maritime approach from South America to the archipelago.

• Bransfield StraitRelated: It connects the strait’s western approaches with the wider Southern Ocean.

• Roaring FortiesRelated: Its exposed waters funnel storms and waves generated in the Roaring Forties.

• Antarctic glaciationRelated: Its opening altered ocean circulation around Antarctica, though the timing and climatic impact remain debated.

• Scotia PlateRelated: Its opening accompanied tectonic reorganization around the Scotia Plate.

• Scotia SeaRelated: It connects the Scotia Sea to the Pacific and carries the Antarctic Circumpolar Current through a narrow gateway.

• Isla Grande de Tierra del FuegoRelated: It lies south of the archipelago and marks the transition toward the Southern Ocean.

• False Cape HornRelated: It is the exposed ocean route encountered south of the Tierra del Fuego headlands.