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January 26, 2025 by Erica

How the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Shapes Our Climate and Oceans

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the world’s largest and most powerful ocean current. Encircling Antarctica, it flows continuously from west to east through the Southern Ocean, stretching across all longitudes.

Sailing Cape Horn

Cape Horn is on the Isla Hornos and is considered to be the most southern point of South America. This island is located on the southern tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. The Horn also forms the northern boundary of the strait dividing South America and Antarctica, known as the Drake Passage.