Magellanov preliv
Magellanov preliv
the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built [ozek morski prehod, ki ločuje Južno Ameriko od Ognjene zemlje in drugih otokov na jugu kontinenta; odkril ga je Ferdinand Magellan leta 1520; pomemben morski plovni pot do gradnje Panamskega prekopa]