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Tierra Del Fuego

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Noun

1. tierra del fuego

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tierra Del Fuego

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noun
an archipelago at the S extremity of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: the west and south belong to Chile, the east to Argentina. Area: 73 643 sq km (28 434 sq miles)

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Tierra Del Fuego

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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, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tierra Del Fuego

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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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