Tierra del Fuego
geographical name
Tier·ra del Fue·go
| \ tē-ˈer-ə-(ˌ)del-fü-ˈā-(ˌ)gō
, ˈtyer-ä-(ˌ)t͟hel-ˈfwā-gō\
, ˈtyer-ä-(ˌ)t͟hel-ˈfwā-gō\
Definition of Tierra del Fuego
1
archipelago off southern South America south of the Strait of Magellan; in Argentina and Chile area over 28,400 square miles (73,556 square kilometers)
2
chief island of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago area 18,530 square miles (48,178 square kilometers)
Note: The island of Tierra del Fuego is divided between Chile and Argentina.