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Meaning of tierra del fuego

tierra del fuego: Name so I knew to an area of the city of Buenos Aires, in the vicinity of the prison of Las Heras ( today already demolished ) between the neighborhoods of Palermo and Recoleta. It was an allusion to the prison of Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego, which was famous for its high security.; Argentine province whose full name is province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. It is located on the big island of Tierra del Fuego. The name comes from the bonfires made by Indians, who saw sailors on coastlines believing that they were natural.; It named one of the departments that are part of the Chilean province of Magallanes. Capital: future. Main economic activities: livestock, wool, skins and salted fish.