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The 'Magellan Strait' is a navigable sea route separating mainland South America from which island group to the south?
A. Falkland Islands
B. Tierra del Fuego✓ Correct Answer
C. Galapagos Islands
D. Chiloé Archipelago
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Strait of Magellan functions as a naturally protected navigable passage that separates the South American mainland from the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego at the continent's southern tip. Other island groups like the Falkland Islands lie further out in the Atlantic Ocean and are not bordered by this strait. Global strait geography is a recurrent theme in competitive mapping tests.
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