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Tierra del Fuego

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Ti·er·ra del Fue·go  (t-r dl fwg, tyrrä dl fwg)
An archipelago off southern South America separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan. The main island, also called Tierra del Fuego, is divided between Chile and Argentina. Smaller islands of the archipelago are administered individually by the two countries. Ferdinand Magellan first sighted Tierra del Fuego in 1520.
Tierra del Fuego (Spanish) [ˈtjɛrra ðɛl ˈfweγo]
n
(Placename) an archipelago at the S extremity of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: the west and south belong to Chile, the east to Argentina, and several islands are disputed. Area: 73 643 sq. km (28 434 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Tierra del FuegoTierra del Fuego - an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina
Argentina, Argentine Republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
Chile, Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
Translations
Tierra del Fuego [tiˌɛərədɛlˈfweɪgəʊ] n → Terre f de Feu
tie tack n (US) → épingle f de cravate
tie-up [ˈtaɪʌp] n (= connection) → lien m
Tierra del Fuego [tɪˌɛrədɛlˈfweɪgəʊ] n → Terra del Fuoco
Tierra del Fuego [tɪˌɛrədɛlˈfweɪgəʊ] n → Terra del Fuoco


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The object of the expedition was to complete the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, commenced under Captain King in 1826 to 1830, -- to survey the shores of Chile, Peru, and of some islands in the Pacific -- and to carry a chain of chronometrical measurements round the World.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Horner's researches have rendered it in some degree probable that man sufficiently civilized to have manufactured pottery existed in the valley of the Nile thirteen or fourteen thousand years ago; and who will pretend to say how long before these ancient periods, savages, like those of Tierra del Fuego or Australia, who possess a semi-domestic dog, may not have existed in Egypt?
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
Darwin, the naturalist, says of the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego, that while his own party, who were well clothed and sitting close to a fire, were far from too warm, these naked savages, who were farther off, were observed, to his great surprise, "to be streaming with perspiration at undergoing such a roasting.
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