USHUAIA

 

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Ushuaia, the southernmost city of the world, is the capital of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida and South Atlantic Islands.
Situated on the border of the Beagle Canal and surrounded by the Mounts Martial, this city offers a unique landscape in Argentina made up of mountains, sea, glaciers and woods. 
Its capricious topography has generated an extremely picturesque city that combines colours and unevenness with the silhouette of the Andes Mountain Range as background.  it is important to note the building contrast between the modern constructions and the wooden houses with gabled sheet metals that give it a particular characteristic. 
Its climate, in spite of its geographical situation, is not as severe as it seems, since both the mountains and the sea soften it. In winter, the snowy landscape changes its physiognomy. There are several winter centres for the practice of cross-country skiing; and in the central part of Mount Castor, Alpine skiing can be practised.
The summer season is ideal for the adventure tourism activities such as  trekking, horseback riding, mountain byke, sporting fishing and the most astounding tours along the Beagle Canal, Cape Horn and even the Argentine Antártida. During this season, several cruises reach the port of Ushuaia bringing numberless groups of tourists willing to meet all these attractions.
The city comprises a very good lodging and gastronomic infrastructure, where you can try the traditional fueguina spider crab surrounded by the frame of a prodigious nature.  

Tierra del Fuego National Park
Beagle Canal and Antártida
Varied terrestrial and lacustrine tours and adventure activity
Alpine and cross-country skiing

 


 

Location


Province of
Tierra del Fuego, Antártida and South Atlantic Islands

Average Temperature
(Celsius) 
Summer 13º / 6º
Winter 6º / 1º
Population
(Inhabitants)
29.500
Distances
(Kilometres)
PROVINCE'S CAPITALS
Buenos Aires 3085
Córdoba 3169
Corrientes 3912
Formosa 4058
La Plata 3068
La Rioja 3622
Mendoza 3255
Neuquén 2460
Paraná 3389
Posadas 4062
Rawson 1746
Resistencia 3878
Río Gallegos 586
Salta 4019
S.F.V.Catamarca 3601
San Juan 3385
San Luis 3061
S.M.Tucumán 3715
S.S.Jujuy 4047
Santa Fe 3359
Santa Rosa 2559
Sgo. del Estero 3593
Viedma 2226
POINTS OF THIS ZONE
Bahía Lapataia 22
Estancia Haberton 85
 Martial Glacier 7
Fagnano Lake 98
Roca Lake 19
 Escondida Pond 46
 Tierra del Fuego National Park 9
Grande River 232
 Pipo River Valley  5

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