making it a daunting challenge for sailors. Named after 16th-century explorer Sir Francis Drake, the passage connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans. At approximately 600 miles (965 ...

FRANCIS DRAKE: But of course ... Let's see what it was like for one of those sailors. SAILOR: Oh, we love it on board the Mary Rose! 34 years she's been winning battles for our king, almost ...

Named after explorer Sir Francis Drake, the 620-mile body of water where ... claiming the lives of 20,000 sailors in the process. It takes two full days to reach the Antarctic Peninsula and ...

The passage is named after the 16th-century English explorer and privateer Sir Francis ... to Spanish sailor Francisco de Hoces who reached the passage 50 years before Drake.