Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Tierra del Fuego (officially Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is a province of Argentina. It is entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes:
- The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego archipelago and the Isla de los Estados.
- Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands and to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
- Argentina's claims to Antarctica.
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tierra del Fuego Province within Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 54°21′43″S 67°38′17″W / 54.362°S 67.638°WCoordinates: 54°21′43″S 67°38′17″W / 54.362°S 67.638°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Ushuaia |
| Departments | 4 |
| Local Governments | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gustavo Melella |
| • Deputies | 5 |
| • Senators | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,263 km2 (8,210 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 126.190 (Ranked 24th) |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-V |
| Website | www |
Tierra Del Fuego Province, Argentina Media
The Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur, including all its territorial claims
Period impression of HMS Beagle navigating along Tierra del Fuego, 1833
Local sheep ranch, 1942. Sheep, the most important part of the economy by the turn of the 20th century, have been eclipsed by the decline in the global wool market and the rise in petroleum extraction.
Mossy landscape, Tierra del Fuego
Köppen climate map of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (without Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur)
Tierra del Fuego population pyramid 2022
Governor Gustavo Melella
The Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, on the Beagle Channel near Ushuaia.
Governor's offices, Ushuaia
References
| Provinces of Argentina | 
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|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
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