Drake Passage: World's Fiercest Waters Hold 140,000 Years of Climate Record
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Drake Passage: World's Fiercest Waters Hold 140,000 Years of Climate Record

The Drake Passage, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, is known as the world's fiercest body of water due to its rough seas. However, it is also the source of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and holds 140,000 years of climate change records in its seabed sediments. Recent studies suggest its crucial role in global heat and carbon absorption.

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