Le Maire Street (Cape Horn)
| Le Maire Street | ||
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| Connects waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| with water | Drake Street | |
| Separates land mass | Isla de los Estados | |
| of land mass | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego | |
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| Geographical location | 54 ° 50 ′ S , 64 ° 55 ′ W | |
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| Smallest width | 30.6 km | |
The Le Maire Strait ( Spanish Estrecho de le Maire ) is a sea route between the Isla de los Estados and the easternmost foothills of the Argentine part of Tierra del Fuego , the Miter Peninsula . It is 34 nm long and 30.6 km wide at the narrowest point.
Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten discovered the road on January 24, 1616 while they were looking for a navigable connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific . The search was necessary because they were not allowed to pass through the Strait of Magellan . A few days later, on January 29th, they discovered Cape Horn . The street was later named in honor of Le Maire.
