Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile

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**Provincia de Tierra del Fuego**
Location in the Magallanes Region
Country Region	Chile Magallanes
Capital	Porvenir
Area	km²
Population - Total - Density	6,904 (2002 Census) /km²
Communes	Porvenir Primavera Timaukel

The Chilean Tierra del Fuego Province (in Spanish Provincia de Tierra del Fuego) is located on the Chilean part of the main island of Tierra del Fuego. It is part of the Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region. There is also an Argentine province of the same name, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. Chilean Tierra del Fuego has two major cities, Porvenir, capital of the province, and Cerro Sombrero, and a number of smaller towns. A key geographical feature is Bahía Inútil ("Useless Bay"), so named by British geographers in the late 19th century because the bay is unable to be used as a port.^{[citation needed]} Chilean Tierra del Fuego is home to a number of small lakes including Lago Blanco and Lago Deseado.