Tierra del Fuego

Summary

Tierra del Fuego is an island group^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,792 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tierra del Fuego is located in Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region^[3].
• Tierra del Fuego is located in Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province^[4].
• Tierra del Fuego is in the country of Chile^[5].
• Tierra del Fuego is in the country of Argentina^[6].
• Tierra del Fuego is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[7].
• Tierra del Fuego is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].
• Tierra del Fuego is on the body of water Scotia Sea^[9].
• Tierra del Fuego is on the continent of South America^[10].
• Tierra del Fuego's instance of is recorded as island group^[11].
• Tierra del Fuego is part of Patagonia^[12].
• Tierra del Fuego's Commons category is recorded as Tierra del Fuego^[13].
• Tierra del Fuego's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[14].
• Tierra del Fuego comprises Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego^[15].
• Tierra del Fuego's highest point is recorded as Monte Shipton^[16].
• Tierra del Fuego's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -54, 'lon': -70}^[17].
• Tierra del Fuego's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tierra del Fuego^[18].
• Tierra del Fuego has a population of {'amount': '+195000'}^[19].
• Tierra del Fuego's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Tierra del Fuego's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Tierra del Fuego's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Tierra del Fuego's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Tierra del Fuego's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Tierra del Fuego's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwölfter Band^[25].
• Tierra del Fuego's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Tierra del Fuego sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+170'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Chile^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Chile^[29], founded in 1810^[30] and Argentina^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Argentina^[32], founded in 1816^[33]. Located in include Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region^[3], a region of Chile^[34], in Chile^[35] and Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province^[4], a province of Argentina^[36], in Argentina^[37], founded in 1990^[38]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[7], an ocean^[39]; Atlantic Ocean^[8], an ocean^[40]; and Scotia Sea^[9], a sea^[41]. It is on the continent of South America^[10]. It is part of Patagonia^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Tierra del Fuego covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+73753'}^[42]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+170'}^[27]. It has a population of {'amount': '+195000'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Tierra del Fuego's instance of is recorded as island group^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tierra del Fuego include Ourisia fuegiana^[43], a taxon^[44].

Why It Matters

Tierra del Fuego ranks in the top 1% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,792 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Ourisia fuegiana^[43], a taxon^[44].