The World’s Most Dangerous Sea Route - Bypassing Cape Horn and Crossing the Drake Passage
An old sailing saying goes, “Below 40 degrees latitude, there is no law; below 50, there is no God.”
Cape Horn lies at fifty-six degrees South latitude. The Drake Passage is even lower. Their reputation is so bad that it’s hard to imagine a worse one. Today you will discover the location of the most powerful ocean current, why sailors were honored to wear an earring in their left ear, and how a private company could oppose entire states?
Cape Horn, located on the like-named island, is the southernmost point of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. There are more than 500 miles from it to Antarctica. Although it is often mistakenly referred to as the southernmost point of the continental landmass of America itself, but this is not exactly true.
Such a point is Cape Froward, while Cape Horn is located on an island. The word “on the edge of the world“ is just the right term for such points on the planet. Two oceans meet here: the Atlantic and the Pacific, which creates a unique, but very treacherous climate for the navigator.
The weather on the island tends to be windy and overcast, with almost no sun. There are more than 280 rainy days a year. Temperatures range from 28.4 to 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit. The average wind speed is 95 miles per hour. Just to be clear - even the average wind strength on the island is a category 1 hurricane according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, which is why many call the climate in the Cape Horn area the worst on earth.
So get comfy. We’re gonna tell you all about it.
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