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The southern tip of Argentina, or
the area in the South of Patagonia, is called Tierra
del Fuego. Explore glaciers, magnificent and
historic ocean channels, and penguin colonies in a setting
that is unmatched in natural beauty and uniquness. The
Southern-most city in the world is called Ushuaia,
and will be your base for exploring this region.
Ushuaia is the capital of the Argentine
province of Tierra del Fuego, and the world's southernmost
city. It is located on the southern coast of the island
of Tierra del Fuego, in a setting surrounded by mountains
and overlooking the Beagle Channel.
The city was originally named by early British colonists
after the name that the native Yámana people
had for the area. For most of the first half of the
20th century, the city was centered around a prison
for serious criminals. The Argentine government set
up this prison following the example of the British
with Australia: being a remote island, escape from a
prison on Tierra del Fuego would have been impossible.
The prisoners thus became forced colonists and spent
much of their time cutting wood in the lands around
the prison and building the town. They built a railway
from the forests to the settlement, now used as a tourist
train as the Tren del Fin del Mundo (End of the Earth
Train), the southernmost railway in the world.
Tourist attractions
The tourist attractions include the Tierra del
Fuego National Park, including by using the
Tren del Fin del Mundo; hiring a boat
charter to Cape Horn (in Chilean waters); and local
birds, penguins and seawolves on the islands in the
Beagle Channel. Some tours also visit the Lighthouse
at the End of the World (Faro del fin del mundo) at
the Isla de los Estados, made famous by Jules Verne
in the novel of the same name.
It is also a key access point to the southern regions;
it receives regular flights from Buenos Aires, (at Ushuaia
International Airport), and cruise ships visiting the
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and Antarctica dock
at the port. There are a number of ski areas nearby,
like Cerro Castor and Glaciar Martial.
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