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The Straits of Magellan are a natural confluence of water masses from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and are closely linked to the Antarctic ecosystem (Fig. 1.1). The distance from the Pacific (Capo Deseado) to Atlantic (Punta Dungeness) entrances is about 570 km with a distance from northern to southern shores that ranges from 4–30 km. Along the main axis, different sills and shelfs separate specific basins (Fig. 1.2) that play a crucial role in driving water mass circulation and shaping current patterns.
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Mazzocchi, M.G., Zagami, G., Ianora, A., Guglielmo, L., Crescenti, N., Hure, J. (1995). Study Area. In: Guglielmo, L., Ianora, A. (eds) Atlas of Marine Zooplankton Straits of Magellan. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79139-0_1
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