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.
The climate in this region is very inhospitable. It is a subpolar oceanic climate with long, wet, winters: the northeast is characterized by strong winds and little precipitation, in the south and west it is very windy, foggy, and wet for most of the year, and there are very few days without rain, slush, hail or snow. Snowfall can occur in summer.
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