seaway

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A vast seaway with swift currents separated North and South America, and most animals were unable to cross -- with a few notable exceptions.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

They're also the oldest bat fossils from Central America, preserved 20-million years ago when Panama and the rest of North America were separated from southern landmass by a seaway at least 120 miles wide.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

The strike shut down 13 locks on the seaway between Lake Erie and Montreal, bottling up ships in the Great Lakes and preventing more ships from coming in.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

The shallow and crowded seaway can only be accessed through three narrow straits that submarines can't pass through without being detected.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

No craft could live in such a seaway.

From Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway by Emerson, Alice B.