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Tierra del Fuego

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An archipelago off southern South America separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan. The main island, also called Tierra del Fuego, is divided between Chile and Argentina. Smaller islands of the archipelago are administered individually by the two countries.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Etymologies

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From Spanish tierra del fuego, land of fire.

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