“Waves can be high in the North Sea, but they are not the highest,” said Sofia Caires, an expert in wave conditions at the Dutch research institute Deltares.

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The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?

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Sets of open ocean swells come through periodically and stack up on the shoaling reef. Then the waves disappear just as quickly on the backside of the reef.

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The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?

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