Ushuaia is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world. It is the capital city of Tierra del Fuego Province in Argentina. The population of the city is approximately 65.000 habitants.Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel.
Ushuaia has long been described as the southernmost city in the world. While there are settlements farther south, the only one of any notable size isPuerto Williams, a Chilean settlement of some 2000 residents (mostly families of the nearby military bases). Puerto Williams also calls itself the world's southernmost city, but this claim is dubious as the Chilean government itself defines a city as an urban entity with more than 5,000 inhabitants. As a center of population, commerce, and culture, and as a town of significant size and importance, Ushuaia however clearly qualifies as a city.
It's superlative location allows you to enjoy sea, mountains and forests at the same time. Besides, it is a great place for shopping: the whole island is a tax free zone, thus you can find lots of imported goods along with regional products.
This historical prison was shut down in 1947.This jail is the symbol of Ushuaia's colonization.The main reason for its existence was to lodge re-offenders, but it ended up with a mixture of the most dangerous criminals, thieves, political prisoners, members of the armed forces, etc.
Nowadays it has become a museum: "Museo Marítimo y ex presidio
de Ushuaia"
The train of the end of the word is another of Ushuaia's attractions. It's true name is "Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino", a.k.a. the Train of the End of the World which, along with the jail, constitutes an icon of the island. This railway's history is, as almost everything in this city, linked to the prisoners of the mythical jail.
Another typical landscape of Ushuaia, this lighthouse is located in one of the many promontories that populate the Beagle Channel, in front ofthe city
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