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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Antartica Chilena Region
Coordinates: 53°10′00″S 70°56′00″W / 53.16667°S 70.93333°W / -53.16667; -70.93333Coordinates: 53°10′00″S 70°56′00″W / 53.16667°S 70.93333°W / -53.16667; -70.93333
Kintra Chile
CaipitalPunta Arenas
ProvincesMagallanes, Antártica Chilena, Tierra del Fuego, Última Esperanza
Govrenment
 • IntendantArturo Storaker
Area
 • Total132297.2 km2 (51,080.2 sq mi)
Area rank1
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total150,826
 • Rank14
 • Density1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeCL-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

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  1. 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.
  2. Patagonian Expedition Race, 2008

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