Magallanes Region
The Magallanes Region, offeecially the XII Region o Magallanes an Chilean Antarctica (Spaingie: Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, literally in Spaingie: Region o Magellan an Chilean Antarctica) is ane o Chile's 15 first order regions. It is the soothmaist, lairgest an seicont least populatit region o Chile. It comprises fower provinces: Última Esperanza, Magallanes, Tierra del Fuego, an Antártica Chilena.
Magallanes an Antartica Chilena Region Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena | |
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.svg) Map of Magallanes an Antartica Chilena Region | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′00″S 70°56′00″W / 53.16667°S 70.93333°WCoordinates: 53°10′00″S 70°56′00″W / 53.16667°S 70.93333°W | |
| Kintra |  Chile |
| Caipital | Punta Arenas |
| Provinces | Magallanes, Antártica Chilena, Tierra del Fuego, Última Esperanza |
| Govrenment | |
| • Intendant | Arturo Storaker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132297.2 km2 (51,080.2 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 1 |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 150,826 |
| • Rank | 14 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CL-MA |
This region haes mony globally kent places an geographical featurs includin Torres del Paine, Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego island, an the Strait o Magellan. It includes the Antairctic territory claimit bi Chile an aw.
The main economic activities are bovine fermin, ile extraction an tourism. This region is hame o the Patagonian Expedition Race an aw.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Magallanes & the Chilean Antartic Region". Govrenment o Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Archived frae the original on 20 Mey 2020. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2010.
- ↑ Patagonian Expedition Race, 2008
Freemit airtins
eedit- Gobierno Regional Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)