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Close ✕Drake Passage
The gap between the tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, and the narrowest constriction on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current's circuit.
-59.3, -63.9 · approximate · permanent feature; gateway opening variously dated c. 34–24 Ma and later
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- A place in: Ocean Currents · 3 places
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Connections
- is constrained by of Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) — The passage is the narrowest constriction on the circuit and the existence of the current depends on that gap being open at depth.
- is passes through of Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) — The whole transport of the current squeezes through the gap between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, which is why it is measured there.
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