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The channel separates islands of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, in extreme southern South America. It separates Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego from the islands of Nueva, Picton, Navarino, Hoste, Londonderry, Stewart, and other smaller islands to the south. It is oriented in an east-west direction, and runs for a length of 150 mi (240 km).
The following morning, we ventured briefly to Tierra del Fuego National Park. In the early evening, we boarded our vessel, ready to set sail on an exciting seven-night voyage.
Tierra del Fuego (/ t i ˈ ɛər ə d ɛ l ˈ f w eɪ ɡ oʊ /, Spanish: [ˈtjera ðel ˈfweɣo]; Spanish for "Land of Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan.
The parks cover a very varied set of terrains and biotopes, from Baritú National Park on the northern border with Bolivia to Tierra del Fuego National Park in the far south of the continent. The Administración de Parques Nacionales (National Parks Administration) is the agency that preserves and manages these national parks along with Natural ...
Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for "Land of Fire"; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtjera ðel ˈfweɣo]), officially the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Spanish: Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur), is the southernmost, smallest (without disputed territories), and least populous Argentine province.
The main Tierra del Fuego island lies northeast of Fueguino. [9] This area of southern Tierra del Fuego is part of the Fuegian Andes, [12] which are formed by various intrusive, effusive and metamorphic forms on the Scotia Plate. [13] The field contains lava domes and pyroclastic cones, [1] reaching heights of 150 metres (490 ft). [14]
Karukinka Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural Karukinka) is a private natural park located in the Chilean portion of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The lands for the park were donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society by Goldman Sachs.
Monte Sarmiento is a pyramidal peak with a glaciated saddle-shaped summit located within Alberto de Agostini National Park, in the Chilean portion of Tierra del Fuego.It rises abruptly from the east shore of the Magdalena Channel and marks the western border of the Cordillera Darwin.