seaway

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The results highlight the importance of the Tasman Gateway, a seaway between Antarctica and Australia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

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 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

In November, 27 people drowned in the Channel when their small rubber dinghy deflated, and many others have needed to be rescued from the narrow seaway, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2022

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