Matches in DBpedia 2015-04 for { ?s ?p "Tierra del Fuego—literally Land of Fire, formerly Isla de Xativa and also known as Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego—is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan. Its western part (29,484.7 km² and 61.43% of the island) is in Chile (Province of Tierra del Fuego and Antártica Chilena Province), while the eastern part (18,507.3 km² and 38.57%) is in Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province). It forms the major landmass in the island group (archipelago) also called Tierra del Fuego.The island has an area of 47,992 km², making it the 29th largest island in the world. Its two biggest towns are Ushuaia and Río Grande, both in Argentina, while its highest point is Monte Darwin (2,488 m), in Chile. Other towns are Tolhuin, Porvenir, Camerón, and Cerro Sombrero. The northern parts of the island have oil deposits; Cerro Sombrero in Chile is the main extraction centre in the island.In 1949 an earthquake occurred in the Chilean portion, near the Argentine border. Recorded as 7.8 on the Richter scale, it was the most powerful ever recorded in the south of Argentina."@en }
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- Isla_Grande_de_Tierra_del_Fuego abstract "Tierra del Fuego—literally Land of Fire, formerly Isla de Xativa and also known as Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego—is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan. Its western part (29,484.7 km² and 61.43% of the island) is in Chile (Province of Tierra del Fuego and Antártica Chilena Province), while the eastern part (18,507.3 km² and 38.57%) is in Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province). It forms the major landmass in the island group (archipelago) also called Tierra del Fuego.The island has an area of 47,992 km², making it the 29th largest island in the world. Its two biggest towns are Ushuaia and Río Grande, both in Argentina, while its highest point is Monte Darwin (2,488 m), in Chile. Other towns are Tolhuin, Porvenir, Camerón, and Cerro Sombrero. The northern parts of the island have oil deposits; Cerro Sombrero in Chile is the main extraction centre in the island.In 1949 an earthquake occurred in the Chilean portion, near the Argentine border. Recorded as 7.8 on the Richter scale, it was the most powerful ever recorded in the south of Argentina.".