– Why is Drake’s Passage in Antarctica so popular?
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Because transporting goods over water is *way* cheaper than transporting them over land and Drake’s passage is one of only 2 ways to get from China to Europe/Eastern United States without having to cross land or pay significant tolls for the use of a canal(Panama or Suez). Going around the southern tip of Africa is a shorter distance but also even more heavily traveled(because it’s shorter)
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