A significant magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on August 21, 2025, triggering tsunami alerts for Chile's ...

On a cruise ship between Antarctica and Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South America, a traveler encounters the historically challenging Drake Passage.

The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?

To qualify, you must navigate the treacherous waters of the Drake Passage under sail to ‘round the Horn’, passing Cape Horn, the most southerly inhabited place on Earth before Antarctica.

Drake Passage is a narrow body of water located between Cape Horn in South America and the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. This is the passage that also connects the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

Sail around Cape Horn, It is widely considered to be the southern tip of South America. Cape Horn is the most southerly of the great capes, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage.

The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?