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The 15 pages that link to Strait of Magellan, each with the reason it gives.

• PatagoniaRelated: This passage shaped maritime routes around Patagonia before the Panama Canal.

• Ferdinand MagellanBroader topic: Magellan’s fleet found and traversed this passage to reach the Pacific.

• Río de la PlataCompared with: It is another major South American waterway, but a strait between oceans rather than a river estuary.

• Tierra del FuegoRelated: It separates the archipelago from the continent and links Atlantic and Pacific waters.

• Cape HornCompared with: Before the Cape Horn route, this was the principal known passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.

• Magellan expeditionBroader topic: Magellan’s fleet found this passage in 1520, enabling its entry into the Pacific.

• Juan Sebastián ElcanoRelated: The expedition’s passage through it opened the westward route across the Pacific.

• Pedro Sarmiento de GamboaNarrower topic: Its geography made it both a strategic route and a formidable place to defend.

• Louis Antoine de BougainvilleRelated: Bougainville entered the Pacific through this difficult passage.

• Antonio PigafettaBroader topic: Pigafetta recorded the expedition’s passage through this route to the Pacific.

• Punta ArenasRelated: The strait borders the city and shaped its maritime role.

• Magallanes RegionRelated: Its sheltered route remains central to regional shipping and maritime identity.

• Isla Grande de Tierra del FuegoRelated: It separates the island from the mainland and provides its principal northern boundary.

• Thomas CavendishRelated: Cavendish took this passage into the Pacific, as Drake had before him.

• False Cape HornRelated: It is an alternative passage through the archipelago's northern approaches.