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Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena

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XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena
See other Chilean regions
Capital Punta Arenas
Provinces Última Esperanza

Magallanes
Tierra del Fuego
Antártica Chilena

Area

  - Total

Ranked 1st

132,297.2 km˛1

Population

  - 2002 Census
  - Density

Ranked 12th

150,826
1.1/km²

ISO 3166-2 CL-MA
1. Does not include 1,250,000 km˛ of claimed territory in Antarctica

Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena is Chile's twelfth and southernmost administrative region. It is also the largest and second least populated region.

This region has many globally known places and geographical accidents like Torres del Paine, Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego island, and the Strait of Magellan.It also includes the Antarctic territory claimed by Chile.

The low population and vastness makes this region a good place for many native animal and plant species. There are relative easy to find penguins, nandus, guanacos, condors, and other animals in their natural environment.

Main economic activities are bovine farming, oil extraction and tourism.

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