tierra del fuego

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One of the provinces in Argentina (southern South America). Home of Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, close to Antarctica

a group of islands off the south coast of South America, owned by Chile and Argentina. Archipelago at the southern extremity of South America. It is separated from the Antarctic Archipelago by the Drake Passage. The southern and western parts are an extension of the Andes Mountains, with peaks exceeding 7,000 ft (2,100 m). About two-thirds of the islands are in Chile, and the remainder are in Argentina. The main island, Tierra del Fuego, is divided roughly equally between Chile (west) and Argentina (east); the city of Ushuaia, Arg., there is the southernmost city in the world. Indigenous peoples were the sole occupants until 1880, when colonization by Chilean and Argentine nationals was prompted by the discovery of gold. Chile's only oil field is there. The region's name (Spanish: "Land of Fire") refers to its many volcanoes

group of islands off the coast of southern South America

an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina

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() From Spanish tierra del fuego, land of fire.