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** NOTE: the open-ocean passageway, around the very tip of South America is called "Drake's Passage", named for English explorer Francis Drake who circumnavigated the globe | ** NOTE: the open-ocean passageway, around the very tip of South America is called "Drake's Passage", named for English explorer Francis Drake who circumnavigated the globe | ||
* '''Strait of Hormuz''' | * '''Strait of Hormuz''' | ||
* '''Bass Strait''' | |||
** between Australia and Tasmania | |||
* '''Bering Strait''' | * '''Bering Strait''' | ||
* '''Strait of Messina''' | * '''Strait of Messina''' | ||