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

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.