Which strait, named after a famous Portuguese-Spanish explorer, separates Chile and Tierra del Fuego?
Tierra del Fuego Argentine side of Tierra del Fuego during the 2005 to 2010 period, petroleum and natural gas extraction contributed to 20% of the region’s economic output. Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of Fire") is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, with an area of , and a group of many islands, including Cape Horn and Diego Ramírez Islands. Tierra del Fuego is divided between Chile and Argentina, with the latter controlling the
Tierra del Fuego National Park Park. The train lines were also built by the prisoners, covering an area of , which started from the Maipú Monte Susana camp and ran through the park. The city is now an important tourist center as the departure point not only for the park but also for voyages to Antarctica. The Beagle Channel or strait in Tierra del Fuego National Park is named after the British ship HMS "Beagle", which sailed with the explorer Charles Darwin aboard in 1833–34. The channel separates islands of the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, in extreme southern South America. It separates Isla Grande de