Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (English: Big Island of Land of Fire) is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan. The western portion (61.4%) of the island (29,484.7 km2 (11,384.1 sq mi)) is in Chile (Province of Tierra del Fuego and Antártica Chilena Province), while the eastern portion (38.6%, 18,507.3 km2 (7,145.7 sq mi)) is in Argentina