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Tierra del Fuego
| Location |
Between S Atlantic Ocean, S Pacific Ocean at S tip of
South America |
| Latitude and longitude |
54 10 S, 68 80 W |
| Sovereignty |
Chile; Argentina |
| Political status notes |
Divided between Chile and Argentina; Argentine section is
part of Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic
Islands; Chilean section is part of Magellanes Region |
| Population |
101,079 |
|
Census notes
|
2001; Argentine part of island only |
| Land area in square kilometers |
47,401 (21,571 in Argentine part of island; 25,830 in
Chilean part) |
| Capital |
Ushuaia (Argentine provincial capital) |
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