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Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena
| See other Chilean regions | |
| Capital | Punta Arenas |
| Provinces | Última Esperanza Magallanes |
| Area - Total | Ranked 1st 132,297.2 km˛1 |
| Population | Ranked 12th 150,826 |
| 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.
 Seno Skyring |
 Southern Icefield |
 Old bovine farm of Rio Verde |
 Cerro sobrero 'oil-camp' in Tierra del Fuego |
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