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Tierra del Fuego landscape, Argentina/Chile
Author: Ville Miettinen (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Tierra del Fuego, which means "Land of Fire", is the archipelago at the southernmost tip of South America. It comprises the main island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, which is split between Chile and Argentina, and numerous small islands that include Hornos Island, on which Cape Horn is located.
Puerto Williams, Chile
Author: Serge Ouachée (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Tierra del Fuego covers 48,100 sq km (18,572 sq mi). On the Chilean side, the capital of the Province of Tierra del Fuego is Porvenir while on the Argentina side, Ushuaia is the capital of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antartic Territory and South Atlantic Islands.
The highest mountain in Tierra del Fuego is Mount Darwin, on the Chilean side of Isla Grande. It is 2,580 m (8,460 ft) in the Cordillera of the Andes. The mountain is today popular among seasoned climbers.
Northofagus sp. (southern beeches), Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Author: Jan Reurink (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Tierra del Fuego experiences an oceanic climate. The summers are short while the winters long and wet. The western coast receives more rainfall than the east, averaging 3,000 mm (118 in) a year. Summer temperature averages 9°C (48°F) in Ushuaia and drops to 0°C (32°F) in winter.
Tierra del Fuego is rich in wildlife. Most of the places there are relatively untouched as human activities are limited to sheep farming and gold mining in the south and petroleum in the north. These has enabled much of the coastline to remain pristine. Among the animals of the region include sea lions, penguins, trout, and various native birds. Indirect human intervention in the ecology included the introduction of North American beaver, which now the Chilean and Argentinian governments are working to eradicate.
Cape Horn, Chile, the southernmost point in South America
Author: Butterfly voyages (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Visiting Tierra del Fuego
The major settlements in Tierra del Fuego includee Ushuaia in Argentina and Punta Arenas in Chile. There are regular flights from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia and from Santiago to Punta Arenas.Towns in Tierra del Fuego
- Porvenir
Windswept town that began at a mining outpost. - Punta Arenas
The capital and main city of Magallanes & Antartica Chilena, the southernmost region of Chile - Strait of Magellan
Sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific. - Ushuia
Main towns of the Argentine side of Tierra del Fuego.
Sights & Attractions in Tierra del Fuego
- Cape Horn
Cape surrounded by choppy ocean in the southernmost point of the South American continent. - Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
National park and UNESCO World Heritage Site protecting the glaciers of the Southern Ice Field. - Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego
National Park protecting the southern beech forest and rugged terrain of the Argentine Tierra del Fuego. - Torres del Paine National Park
National park renowned for its rugged landscape.
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