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

The first mammal from South America discovered in the older beds was from a primate species, which is presumed to have rafted across the seaway.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

The accident, in which 27 people including a 7-year-old girl died, is the worst on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating France and Britain.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

“And so Great Lakes ports and unions are urging the Canadian government to intercede directly and hasten a resolution to this dispute that reopens the seaway to full function immediately.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

He asked why the Nequasset was loafing there in the seaway without steering headway on her!

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman