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Ushuaia

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Ushuaia(/uːˈswaɪ.ə/oo-SWY-ə,Spanish:[uˈswaja]) is thecapitalofTierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province,Argentina.With a population of 82,615 and a location below the54th parallel southlatitude, Ushuaia claims the title ofworld's southernmost city.

Ushuaia
CityandPort
Martial Glacier
Martial Glacier
Motto(s):
"Ushuaia, fin del mundo, principio de todo"(Spanish)
"Ushuaia, end of the world, beginning of everything"
Ushuaia is located in Tierra del Fuego and Isla de los Estados
Ushuaia
Ushuaia
Ushuaia is located in Argentina
Ushuaia
Ushuaia
Coordinates:54°48′7″S68°18′11″W/ 54.80194°S 68.30306°W/-54.80194; -68.30306
CountryArgentina
ProvinceTierra del Fuego
DepartmentUshuaia
Founded12 October 1884
Founded byAugusto Lasserre
Government
• TypeMunicipality
•IntendantWalter Vuoto
Area
• Total
23 km2(9 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
(2022 Census)
• Total
82,615
• Density3,600/km2(9,300/sq mi)
DemonymUshuaiense
Time zoneUTC−3(ART)
CPA Base
V9410
Area code+542901
ClimateET/Cfc
Websitewww.ushuaia.gob.ar

Ushuaia is located in a widebayon the southern coast ofIsla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.It is bounded on the north by theMartial mountainrange and on the south by theBeagle Channel.It is the onlymunicipalityin theDepartment of Ushuaiaand has an area of 9,390 km2(3,625 sq mi). It was founded on 12 October 1884 byAugusto Lasserreand is located on the shores of theBeagle Channelsurrounded by the mountain range of the Martial Glacier, in the Bay of Ushuaia. In addition to being an administrative center, it is a light industrial port and tourist destination. Ushuaia is located roughly 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) from theAntarctic Peninsulaand is one of five internationally recognizedAntarctic gateway cities;it is the only South American city with that status besides Chile'sPunta Arenas.

Toponyms

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SealColony on the Isla de los Lobos

The wordUshuaiacomes from theYaghan language:ushandwaia( "bay" or "cove" ) and means "deep bay" or "bay to background". The act creating the subprefecture in 1884 cites the name "Oshovia", one of the many orthographic variations of the word.[1]Itsdemonymis "Ushuaiense".

In Spanish the name is pronounced "u-sua-ia" (Spanish pronunciation:[uˈswaja]). The pronunciation "Usuaía" (accented on the 'i') is erroneous: the prosodic accent is on the first 'a', which is why the word is written without an accent mark.

History

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TheSelk'nam people,also called the Ona, first arrived inTierra del Fuegoabout 10,000 years ago. The southern group of people indigenous to the area, theYaghan(also known as Yámana), who occupied what is now Ushuaia, lived in continual conflict with the northern inhabitants of the island.[2]

For much of the latter half of the 19th century, the eastern portion of Tierra del Fuego was populated by a substantial majority of nationals who were not Argentine citizens,[clarification needed]including a number of British subjects. Ushuaia was founded informally by British missionaries, following previous British surveys, long before Argentine nationals or government representatives arrived there on a permanent basis. The British shipHMSBeagle,under the command of CaptainRobert FitzRoy,first reached the channel on January 29, 1833, during its maiden voyage surveyingTierra del Fuego.[3]The city was originally named by earlyBritishmissionaries[4]using the nativeYámananame for the area. Much of the early history of the city and itshinterlandis described inLucas Bridges’s bookUttermost Part of the Earth(1948).The nameUshuaiafirst appears in letters and reports of theSouth American Mission Society[4]in England.[clarification needed]The British missionaryWaite Hockin Stirling[5]became the first European to live in Ushuaia when he stayed with the Yámana people between 18 January and mid-September 1869. In 1870 more British missionaries arrived to establish a small settlement. The following year the first marriage was performed. During 1872, 36 baptisms and seven marriages and the first European birth (Thomas Despard Bridges) in Tierra del Fuego were registered.[6]The first house constructed in Ushuaia was a pre-assembled three room home prepared in theFalkland Islandsin 1870 for ReverendThomas Bridges.One room was for the Bridges family, a second was for a Yámana married couple, while the third served as the chapel.[7]

Building of the government of the province in the city of Ushuaia, with typical local architecture.

Thomas Bridges learned the Yaghan language and was a fluent speaker. To a lesser extent he was able to communicate in the Ona (forest dwellers) language. His missionary work was mainly directed at the Yaghans. The word Yamana simply means "people" in the Yaghan language. He wrote a dictionary of the Yaghan language, the original manuscript of which is in the British Museum. As the Yaghans had no ability nor means to write, Thomas Bridges had to construct an Alpha bet which was suited to the phonetics of the language. The original manuscript was lost three times but recovered and almost published under an incorrect name. More than one Alpha bet has been used over the years in the rendering of this dictionary. The odyssey of the manuscript covered nearly half a century before it was finally published. Natalie Goodall was instrumental in reprinting the dictionary in 1987 and providing valuable insights into the history of Thomas Bridges' work. Copies of the dictionary provide material on the letters and pronunciations used which in many respects differ from the Alpha bet used in the English language. (Ref: A de la Rue).

Southern Fuegian Railway

During 1873, Juan and Clara Lawrence, the first Argentine citizens to visit Ushuaia, arrived to teach school. That same yearJulio Argentino Roca,who later served as Argentine President twice, promoted the establishment of apenal colonyfor re-offenders, modeled after one inTasmania,Australia,in an effort to secure permanent residents fromArgentinaand to help establish Argentinesovereigntyover all of Tierra del Fuego.[8][9]But only after theBoundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentinadid formal efforts get under way to establish the township and its prison.

During the 1880s, many gold prospectors came to Ushuaia following rumors of large gold fields, which proved to be false.[10][11]On 12 October 1884, as part of the South Atlantic Expedition,CommodoreAugusto Lasserreestablished the sub-division of Ushuaia,[12]with the missionaries and naval officers signing the Act of Ceremony. Don Feliz M Paz was named Governor of Tierra del Fuego and in 1885 named Ushuaia as its capital. In 1885 the territory police was organized under Antonio A. Romero with headquarters also in Ushuaia. But it was not until 1904 that the Federal Government ofArgentinarecognized Ushuaia as the capital of Tierra del Fuego.[6]The prison was formally announced in anexecutive orderby the then-Acting President Roca in 1896.[6][clarification needed]

Ushuaia suffered several epidemics, includingtyphus,pertussis,andmeasles,that much reduced the native population. But because the Yámana were not included in census data, the exact death toll is not known. The first census was held in 1893, which recorded 113 men and 36 women living in Ushuaia.[6]By 1911 the Yámana had all practically disappeared, so the mission was closed.[13]The population grew to 1,558 by the 1914 census.[clarification needed]

In 1896 the prison received its first inmates, mainly re-offenders and dangerous prisoners transferred fromBuenos Aires,but also some political prisoners. A separate military prison opened in 1903 at the nearbyPuerto Golondrina.The two prisons merged in 1910, and that combined complex still stands today.[5]Thus, during the first half of the 20th century, the city centered around the prison built by the Argentine government to increase the Argentine population and to ensure Argentine sovereignty over Tierra del Fuego.[8][9]The prison followed the example of the British inTasmaniaand the French inDevil's Island.[9][14]Escape from Tierra del Fuego was similarly difficult, although two prisoners managed to escape into the surrounding area for a few weeks.[8]The prison population thus became forced colonists and spent much of their time building the town with timber from the forest around the prison. They also built a railway to the settlement,[15]now a tourist attraction known as theEnd of the World Train(Tren del Fin del Mundo), the southernmost railway in the world.

Argentine Navy seaplane, one of the first to arrive to Ushuaia in the 1930s

The prison operated until 1947, when PresidentJuan Domingo Perónclosed it by executive order in response to the many reports of abuse, unhealthy conditions, and unsafe practices.[5][14]Most of the guards stayed in Ushuaia, while the prisoners were relocated to other jails farther north. After the prison closed, it became a part of theBase Naval Ushuaia(in Spanish),functioning as a storage and office facility until the early 1990s.[16]Later it was converted into the current Museo Maritimo de Ushuaia.[17][14]

The naval base at Ushuaia was active during theFalklands Warof 1982. The Argentine cruiserARAGeneral Belgrano,subsequently sunk by the British Fleet, sailed from the Port of Ushuaia, where a memorial was erected in February 1996.

Argentine Navy Ships In Ushuaia

Geography

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Main article:Southernmost city in the world
Further information:Southernmost settlements
Satellite view of Ushuaia and its bay

Physical geography

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Location

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Downtown Ushuaia in the evening
Thematic Gallery Ushuaia.

Ushuaia is located on Ushuaia Bay at 6 meters above sea level, surrounded to the west, north, and east by theAndes Fueguinos.It is the only city accessed from the rest of the country by crossing part of the Andes mountain range, which runs along the southern edge ofTierra del Fuego.National Route 3 crosses the Sierra Alvear through the Garibaldi Pass to enter the Carabajal Valley, where it follows the Olivia River through the Sierra Sorondo to the Beagle Channel and Ushuaia Bay.[18][19][20]For this reason, it is considered the only trans-Andean city (ciudad trasandina) in Argentina.

Ushuaia has long been described as the southernmostcityin the world.[21][22][23]While there are settlements farther south, the only one of any notable size isPuerto Williams,aChileansettlement of some 2,000 residents.[24]As a center of population, commerce, and culture, and as a town of significant size and importance,[25]Ushuaia, however, clearly qualifies as a city. A 1998 article in the newspaperClarín[26]reported that the designation "southernmost city in the world" had been transferred to Puerto Williams by a joint committee from Argentina and Chile, but this was denied by Argentine authorities,[27][28]and the Secretariat of Tourism of Argentina continues to use the slogan in official documentation and web sites.[29]

Panorama of Ushuaia

Climate

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Ushuaia features a significantly ocean-moderated mildtundra climate(Köppen:ET,bordering onCfc;Trewartha:Ftkk), with cool, but not cold, conditions throughout the year (average temperature remains above 0 °C and below 10 °C year round). Vegetation around the city thus does not resemble typical tundra but is instead heavily forested. Temperatures at the Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport average 1.3 °C (34.3 °F) in the coolest month (July), and 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) in the warmest month (January). The record low is −21.0 °C (−5.8 °F) in July, and the record high is 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) in January.[30]On average, the city experiences 146 days of precipitation a year, with many cloudy and foggy days, averaging 206 cloudy days a year.[31]This results in Ushuaia receiving an average of 3.93 hours of sunshine per day (an annual total of 1,434 hours) or about 30.2% of possible sunshine.[30]Despite receiving only 529.7 millimetres (21 in) average annual precipitation, Ushuaia is very humid, with an average humidity of 77%.[32]

Summers tend to be cloudy and windy, with maximum temperatures averaging around 14 °C (57 °F) during the day and about 5 °C (41 °F) at night.[31]Temperatures of 20 °C (68 °F) or more occur only on a handful of days, and night frost is always possible, as well as days below 10.0 °C (50 °F). Temperatures gradually diminish during the autumn, to reach maximum temperatures of about 4.5 °C (40 °F) and minimum temperatures of −1.4 °C (29 °F) in winter, with frequent snow, sleet and rain showers.[31]Some winters may bring extended periods of frost and snow with a perpetualsnow cover,whereas other winters might just bring snowstorms followed by thaws. Temperatures then very slowly recover during the spring, but snow showers and frost are a common occurrence until the beginning of the summer in December, and they might occur even in midsummer.Frostis common in any month.

The southwestern winds make the outer islands wetter, reaching 1,400 mm (55 in) atIsla de los Estados(Island of the States). Because temperatures are cool throughout the year, there is little evaporation. Snow is common in winter and regularly occurs throughout the year. Ushuaia occasionally experiences snow in summer (from November to March). Due to its high southern latitude, the city's climate is influenced by Antarctica. The duration of daylight varies from more than 17 hours in summer to just over 7 hours in winter.

Climate data forUshuaia Airport(1991–2020, extremes 1901–present)[a]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		25.6
(78.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		20.3
(68.5) 		19.0
(66.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		18.0
(64.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.5
(85.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5) 		13.6
(56.5) 		12.2
(54.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		6.9
(44.4) 		4.5
(40.1) 		4.6
(40.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		7.6
(45.7) 		10.1
(50.2) 		11.5
(52.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		9.4
(48.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1) 		9.4
(48.9) 		8.4
(47.1) 		6.2
(43.2) 		4.3
(39.7) 		2.5
(36.5) 		2.3
(36.1) 		2.9
(37.2) 		4.3
(39.7) 		6.2
(43.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		6.0
(42.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7) 		5.2
(41.4) 		4.6
(40.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		1.7
(35.1) 		0.5
(32.9) 		0.2
(32.4) 		0.1
(32.2) 		1.0
(33.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		3.3
(37.9) 		4.7
(40.5) 		2.7
(36.9)
Record low °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−20.2
(−4.4) 		−18.2
(−0.8) 		−21.0
(−5.8) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−21.0
(−5.8)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 45.1
(1.78) 		34.6
(1.36) 		38.3
(1.51) 		47.0
(1.85) 		35.3
(1.39) 		42.5
(1.67) 		35.8
(1.41) 		38.4
(1.51) 		30.5
(1.20) 		28.4
(1.12) 		38.9
(1.53) 		43.0
(1.69) 		457.8
(18.02)
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) 16.3 13.3 15.1 15.5 13.5 14.7 15.1 14.4 12.6 13.0 15.5 16.4 175.4
Average snowy days 0.2 0.3 1.0 4.3 4.8 9.3 10.6 10.2 7.7 5.5 4.4 1.4 59.5
Averagerelative humidity(%) 71.1 73.0 74.2 77.1 78.5 81.0 79.5 77.0 74.5 70.1 70.7 70.8 74.8
Mean monthlysunshine hours 164.3 146.9 127.1 96.0 77.5 45.0 58.9 93.0 126.0 155.0 159.0 155.0 1,403.7
Mean dailysunshine hours 5.3 5.2 4.1 3.2 2.5 1.5 1.9 3.0 4.2 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.9
Percentpossible sunshine 32.0 34.5 33.5 31.5 25.7 18.5 22.5 27.5 34.0 37.5 37.0 28.5 30.2
Source 1:Servicio Meteorológico Nacional(extremes 1961–present)[33][34][35][36]
Source 2: Secretaria de Mineria (extremes and percent sun, 1901–1990)[30]

Flora

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Ushuaia is surrounded byMagellanic subpolar forests.On the hills around the town, the following indigenous trees are found:Drimys winteri(winter's bark),Maytenus magellanica(hard-log mayten) and several species ofNothofagus(southern beech).[citation needed]Trees in Ushuaia tend to follow the wind direction, and are therefore called "flag-trees"for their uni-directional growth pattern." Originally this life form was considered genetically determined [Holtmeier,1981] but the term was subsequently used to designate all genetically or environmentally determined stunted and dwarf trees at the timberland. "[37]

Economy

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View of the port
Ushuaia Harbor

The main economic activities arefishing,natural gasandoilextraction,[citation needed]sheepfarmingandecotourism.[38]

Tourism

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Femalesea lionand her pup
Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse,located in Ushuaia

Tourist attractions include theTierra del Fuego National Parkand Lapataia Bay. The park can be reached by highway, or via theEnd of the World Train(Tren del Fin del Mundo) from Ushuaia. The city has a museum of Yámana, English, and Argentine settlement, including its years as a prison colony. Wildlife attractions include local birds,penguins,sealsandorcas,many of these species colonizing islands in theBeagle Channel.There are daily bus and boat tours toHarberton,the Bridges family compound, Estancia Harberton. Tours also visit theLes Eclaireurs Lighthouse.Les Eclaireurs is sometimes confused with the "Lighthouse at the End of the World" (faro del fin del mundo) made famous byJules Verneinthe novel of the same name;but the latter lies some 200 mi (320 km) east of Ushuaia onIsla de los Estados(Island of the States).

Manufacturing

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Ushuaia's industrial sector, led by theGrundigRenacerelectronicsfactory,is among the largest inPatagonia.

Arts and culture

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Since 2007 Ushuaia has hosted the Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo del Fin del Mundo (Biennial of Contemporary Art at the End of the World), created and organized by the Patagonia Arte & Desafío Foundation under the rubric "South Pole of the Arts, Sciences, and Ecology". The Bienal has gathered over one hundred artists from five continents addressing the motto "think at the End of the World that another world is possible". As a pedagogical project it encourages students at all levels to "think about a better world".[39]

Sports

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Trekking in the Andean Club

As in most of Argentina,footballis a popular sport in Ushuaia, and in 2010 the TV showFIFA Futbol Mundialdid a story about the sport's development in this locality. In 2015 Ushuaia hosted the firstPATHFSnow Handball Panamerican Championship.[40]

Ice hockey

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A popular sport in Ushuaia isice hockey,and low temperatures all year long make the city a perfect spot for practicing it outdoors. In 2010 the city opened an outdoorshort trackandice hockeyOlympic-sizeice rink(30 by 60 metres, 98 by 197 ft),[41]the first of its kind in South America. After this Argentina became the first South American nation to be upgraded from affiliate to associate member status of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation(IIHF).[42]

Since 2005 the Municipality of Ushuaia and the Argentinean Ice Hockey Federation (FAHH) organize the yearly End of the World Cup (Copa del Fin del Mundo) that has gathered ice hockey teams from Ushuaia,Buenos Aires,Punta ArenasandSão Pauloand includes seven different competitions: one for men, one for women, four junior categories and an international tournament.[43]

Beside the local league and the Copa del Fin del Mundo, in 2016 the city hosted the first ice hockey Patagonian Championship, with teams from Ushuaia,Río Grandeand Punta Arenas. After the tournament a new plan to build a roof over the ice rink was announced.[44]Ushuaia has two rival teams: Club Andino de Ushuaia (CAU) and Los Ñires.[44]

Skiing

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Cerro Castor Ski Resort

Severalski areasare located near Ushuaia, including Glacier El Martial (onMartial Mountains) andCerro Castor.Opened in 1999,[45]Cerro Castor is the southernmost full-fledged ski resort in the world.[46][47]On Cerro Castor, it is possible to ski just 200 metres (660 feet) above sea level. The summit reaches an elevation of 1,003 metres (3,291 feet)above sea level,and consistently cool temperatures allow the longest skiing season in South America. Winter temperatures fluctuate from 0 to −5 °C (32.0 to 23.0 °F). It has ten elevation facilities and 28ski trailsfor all skill levels. There are cafeterias, mountain huts, a ski school, a first aid room and a forest of beech.[48]Snowboarding, sledding, and snowshoeing are also available at Cerro Castor, in addition to alpine skiing.[49]It is located on the southern side of Cerro Krund,[50]27 kilometres (17 miles) north of Ushuaia. The ski season is typically between June through October. In 2012 Cerro Castor hosted theFIS Freestyle Slopestyle World Cup,organized by theInternational Ski Federation(FIS),[51]and in 2015 it hosted the Interski Congress and World Cup, organized by theInternational Ski Instructors Association,which was its first ever event in the Southern Hemisphere.[52]

Theglacieris popular even during the summer months, when thechairliftoperates in both directions. Hiking trails lead from the city's edge to the base of the glacier, which hasretreatedconsiderably over the past century, as shown in photographs on display at the Antarctic Museum of Ushuaia.[53]

The Valley of Tierra Mayor and the Francisco Jerman Nordic Ski Area, located 20 km and 5 km away from Ushuaia respectively, are popularcross-countryvenues. Since 1986 Tierra Mayor hosts the annual Marchablanca, a 21 km traditional race organized by the Club Andino Ushuaia,[54]and theUshuaia Loppet,a full distance marathon that is one of the 20 members of theWorldloppet Ski Federation.Usually this race starts the Federation's Marathon Series in August.[55]

In October 2014 the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) revealed the plan to use the2018 Summer Youth Olympics,to be held inBuenos Aires,as the launchpad for a bid in the near future. The Committee identified Argentina's south-eastern region ofPatagonia,which comprises the southern section of theAndesmountains, as a possible location to host the Winter Games.[56]In 2010 it was suggested that Ushuaia would be the main option for a bid.[57]Before the2018 Summer Youth Olympics,International Olympic CommitteePresidentThomas Bachvisited Ushuaia and talked about the possibility of holding the 2024Winter Youth Olympicsthere.[58]

Government

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The city government consists of a Mayor (executive), City Council (seven members, legislative) and the Tribunal de Faltas (small court, judicial).

Education

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Ushuaia has twelve secondary schools, four of which also provideadult education.[59][60]TheColegio Nacional de Ushuaia[61]is one of the newest schools in the city and was modeled after theColegio Nacional de Buenos Aires.Another important secondary school isColegio Diocesano Monseñor Miguel Ángel Alemán,which takes its name from the monsignor of the same name.

TheNational University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco[62]operates a campus in Ushuaia, with Faculties ofEngineering,EconomicsandHumanities,andSocial Sciences.

TheNational University of Tierra del Fuego,inaugurated in 2010, has its headquarters in Ushuaia.

Media

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Television

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Ushuaia has two television stations: channel 11[63]and channel 13.[64]

Newspapers

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There are two main newspapers:El Diario del Fin del Mundo[65]andEl Diario La Prensa,[66]as well as several other minor publications.

Stamps

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The port of Ushuaia is depicted on apostage stampreleased byCorreo Argentinoin January 2023. The stamp, denominated at 1,000Argentine pesos,is the highest value in the National Parks series.[67]

Transportation

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Celebrity CruisesMVZenithandOrient LinesMSMarco Polocruise ships at Ushuaia

Air

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Ushuaia receives regular flights atUshuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International AirportfromEl Calafate,Buenos AiresandSantiago, Chile.

Sea

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In addition to being a vacation destination for local and international tourists, Ushuaia is also the key access point to theSouthern Ocean,includingsubantarcticislands such as theFalkland Islands,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,and toAntarctic islandssuch as theSouth Orkney Islandsand theSouth Shetland Islands.Its commercial pier is the major port of departure in the world for tourist and scientific expeditions to theAntarctic Peninsula.[citation needed]Several cruise and freight lines also provide transportation between Ushuaia andValparaíso,Punta Arenas,Buenos Aires,and local seaports and settlements.

Road

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The south terminus of thePan-American Highway,which is also the south end ofArgentina National Route 3,is located inTierra del Fuego National Park.

Health care

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Located at the corner of Avenida 12 de Octubre and Maipú, theHospital Gobernador Ernesto M. Campos[68]is one of the two main health care centers in Ushuaia; the other one is private and it is called Clínica San Jorge.

Filmography

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Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'Extrêmewas the name of a television program, presented byNicolas Hulotand broadcast on the French TV channelTF1from September 1987 to June 1995.[citation needed]The show is known in English asUshuaia: The Ultimate Adventure,and this language's version was hosted byPerri Peltzand was shown onNBC,CNBC,and international affiliates of theDiscovery Channel.[citation needed].The city was also featured on the AmericanCBSreality television showThe Amazing Racein the fourth leg ofseason 11.[69]

In 2014,BBCcar programTop Gearvisited Ushuaia at the conclusion of their "Patagonia Special",with the intent of constructing a stadium and playing a game of car football there. Before they could do so, however, they were chased out of the city (and subsequently across the border into Chile) by mobs of people angered by an apparent reference to theFalklands Warencoded in the registration plate of presenterJeremy Clarkson's vehicle (H982 FKL).

The summit of Cerro Alarkén served as the finishing line for the second series of the BBC programRace Across the Worldin 2020.

Several scenes in the 2015 filmThe Revenant,directed byAlejandro González Iñárritu,were shot in Ushuaia from July through November 2014.[70][71][72]

TheApple TV+original television seriesLong Way Upstarted its journey in Ushuaia.

International relations

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See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Argentina

Twin towns – sister cities

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Ushuaia istwinnedwith:

Country City
Israel Eilat[73]
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  • Port
  • Harbor
  • Cruise ships in Ushuaia
  • Lighthouse
  • City view
  • Penguins on Martillo Island
  • Los Lobos Island
  • Shipwreck near Ushuaia

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References

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  1. ^The record highs and lows are based on the Secretaria de Mineria link for the period 1901–1990 while records beyond 1990 come from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional link since it only covers from 1961–present. When these two sources are used together, the record highs and lows are from the period 1901–present
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