Fuegian Archipelago

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The Fuegian Archipelago is a remote group of windswept islands at the southern tip of South America, known for its rugged landscapes, subpolar climate, and position near the Drake Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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Fuegian Archipelago canonical 4
Fuegian archipelago 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
geographical region
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
contains Cape Horn
Clarence Island
Dawson Island
Desolation Island (Chile)
linked to: Isla Navarino

Hermite Islands
Hoste Island
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Isla de los Estados
Navarino Island
Wollaston Islands
dividedBetween Argentina
Chile
hasCharacteristic fjords
glaciated mountains
peat bogs
rugged landscapes
subantarctic forests
windswept islands
hasCity Río Grande (Tierra del Fuego)
Ushuaia
hasClimate subpolar oceanic climate
hasClimateCharacteristic cool temperatures year-round
frequent precipitation
high winds
hasLargestIsland Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
hasPoliticalDivision Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur
Chilean region of Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
hasTown Porvenir
Puerto Williams
isGatewayTo Antarctica
isNear Antarctic Convergence
knownFor harsh maritime conditions
strategic position between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
locatedIn South America
Southern Cone
southern tip of South America
locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
near Drake Passage
partOf Cono Sur
linked to: Southern Cone
separatedFrom South American mainland by the Strait of Magellan
traversedBy Beagle Channel
Strait of Magellan
wasInhabitedBy Kawésqar people
Selk'nam people
linked to: Selk'nam

Yaghan people

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Murray Channel locatedIn Fuegian Archipelago
Wollaston Islands partOf Fuegian Archipelago
Hornos Island partOf Fuegian Archipelago
Alberto Maria de Agostini documented Fuegian archipelago
linked to: Fuegian Archipelago
Ona geographicRegion Fuegian Archipelago