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Definition of: Tierra del Fuego
(tyer′ä del fwā′gō)
1. An archipelago at the southern tip of South America, belonging to Chile and to Argentina; separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan; total, 27,476 square miles: 7,996 square miles in Argentina, the rest in Chile.
2. The largest island of the group; 18,000 square miles: 7,750 square miles in Argentina, the rest in Chile.
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