Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region

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**XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena**


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Capital	Punta Arenas
Intendant	Jaime Jelincic
Provinces (City) Antártica Chilena (Puerto Williams) Magallanes (Punta Arenas) Tierra del Fuego (Porvenir) Última Esperanza (Puerto Natales)	Governor Eduardo Barros Ana María Díaz Wilma Kalasich José Contreras
Area - Total - Land - Water - % water	Ranked 1st 132,297 km² xxx km² xxx km² xxx %
Population - 2002 Census - Density	Ranked 12th 150,826 1.14 /km²
Latitude	53°S
Longitude	71°W
ISO 3166-2	CL-MA

Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region is the southernmost, largest and second least populated region of Chile. In Chile's Roman numeral system of designation of regions, it is Region XII.

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.

Chilean Antarctic Territory

The low population and vastness makes this region a good place for many native animal and plant species. It is relatively easy to find penguins, ñandus, guanacos, condors, and other animals in their natural environment.

The main economic activities are bovine farming, oil extraction and tourism. This region is also home to a spectacular adventure race in the Patagonia Expedition Race.