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Le Maire, StraitDe le Maire, Estrecho |
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| Longitude Min 64.43 W Latitude Min 54.48 S. , Argentina | ||
| The strait of le Maire separates Staten island from the southeastern extremity of the island of Tierra del Fuego. It was named after the Dutch merchant Jacob le Maire who voyaged through the strait with William Schouten in 1616. |
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| Places: Magellan, Strait of, Magallanes, Estrecho de | Staten Island | Tierra del Fuego | |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000386 |