<P> Tierra del Fuego ( / tiˈɛərə dɛl ˈfweɪɡoʊ / , Spanish : ( ˈtjera ðel ˈfweɣo ) ; Spanish for `` Land of Fire '' ) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland , across the Strait of Magellan . The archipelago consists of the main island , Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego , with an area of 48,100 km ( 18,572 sq mi ) , and a group of many islands , including Cape Horn and Diego Ramírez Islands . Tierra del Fuego is divided between Chile and Argentina , with the latter controlling the eastern half of the main island and the former the western half plus the islands south of Beagle Channel . The southernmost extent of the archipelago is at about latitude 55 S . </P>
where is the tierra del fuego located on a map
the southernmost tip of the South American mainland