Exploration of the Pacific
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Early Polynesian explorers reached nearly all Pacific islands by 1200 CE, followed by Asian navigation in Southeast Asia and the West Pacific. During the Middle Ages, Muslim traders linked the Middle
Western Islands reached from South America
Strait of Magellan
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The Strait of Magellan, also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago to the south
The Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America
A replica of Victoria, one of Magellan's ships, in the Museo Nao Victoria, Punta Arenas, Chile
USS Ronald Reagan passing through the Strait of Magellan in 2004
The County of Peebles and Cavenga are used as a breakwater for the harbour at Punta Arenas.