Magallanes Region

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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

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.

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]

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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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