Tierra del Fuego
archipelago off the south of South America
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Summary
Tierra del Fuego is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,831 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Magellan and the Chilean Antarctic Region[3], Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province[4]
- Country: Chile[5], Argentina[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[7], Atlantic Ocean[8], Scotia Sea[9]
- Continent: South America[10]
- Part of: Patagonia[11]
- Commons category: Tierra del Fuego[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[13]
- Has part(s): Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego[14]
- Highest point: Monte Shipton[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tierra del Fuego[16]
- Population: 195,000[17]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22], Meyer’s Universum, Zwölfter Band[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 170 m[25]
- Area: 73,753 km²[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Tierra del Fuego[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tierra del Fuego include Ourisia fuegiana[29], a taxon[30].
Why It Matters
Tierra del Fuego has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include Ourisia fuegiana[29], a taxon[30].