Why it's incredible: The passage is one of the world's most dangerous ocean crossings. The Drake Passage is an ocean channel between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula.

The Drake Passage, located between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula, is known for being one of the most dangerous stretches of ocean on Earth. With waves reaching ...

Travelers desiring to reach Antarctica must pass through the 600-mile-spanning Drake Passage, where oceans collide, whipping up towering waves and swells that crash and roll most menacingly.

The 342-foot cruise ship had been steaming through Drake Passage — a 600-mile channel between Antarctica and the Southernmost tip of South America — while returning from a voyage to the Frozen ...