The channel was named after the ship HMS Beagle during its first hydrographic survey of the coasts of the southern part of South America which lasted from 1826 to 1830.

• 比格尔海峡，在英国皇家海军比格尔号（小猎犬号）完成第一次水文探测后，以其名字命名；这次勘测南美洲南端海岸的航行始于1826年终于1830年。