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Tierra del Fuego definition

Ti·erra del Fuego (tē er′ə del fwā)

  1. group of islands at the tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: they are divided between Argentina & Chile: 28,473 sq mi (73,745 sq km)
  2. chief island of this group, divided between Argentina & Chile: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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