As navigation skills advanced, explorers reached the area now known as the Straits of Magellan. The Straits of Magellan are located

The Straits of Magellan are a sea passage at the southern end of South America, near Tierra del Fuego. Chile and Argentina lie along this region, so the straits are south of Chile and Argentina. The southern tip of Africa is much farther across the Atlantic Ocean.

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