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Austral Negrito Lessonia rufa © James Lowen http://www.pbase.com/james_lowen

Tierra del Fuego (officially Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes: The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego (the western part is the Chilean province of Tierra del Fuego).

There are low mountains and sandy beaches at the north of the island, ascending to the south. The north is somewhat similar to the steppe of the Santa Cruz Province. In the middle of the island, the end of the Andes mountain system runs horizontally, and its highest peak, Mount Cornú, rises only 1,490 meters. There are a number of short rivers (Grande, Moneta, Ona, Lasifashaj, etc.), and due to the low temperature, there are many small glaciers that descend towards the sea. The annual average temperature of the island is 5.3 °C, with precipitation of 300 mm in the north and 550 mm in the south.

The most visited destinations include Ushuaia, the Tierra del Fuego National Park and the Tren del Fin del Mundo, Fagnano Lake, Museum of the End of the World, the Beagle Channel, Les Eclaireurs lighthouse, the old jail, and the Isla de los Estados.

Oil and gas production and sheep farming are the main impacts on the land although there is a growing manufacturing base and development of tourism.