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Population: 101.079 (2001)
Surface: 21,571 km2
Capital: Ushuaia
Other cities: Ushuaia, Río Grande, Tolhuin
General aspect: It is the most austral province
of Argentina.
It includes half of the Land island of the Fire, as
well as the States island. It is separated of the rest of
the country by the Straits of Magallanes, and its capital
city is Ushuaia, considered the southermost city of the
world.
The island got its name from the Portuguese navigator
Magallanes, who sailed through the namedStraits, and
observeed flames on the coast.
The original inhabitants of the island, the Onas, have
unfortunately desappeared, after being persecuted and
exterminated by the conquerors.
The North zone of the territory is formed by a plain
waved with good quality of grass. The southern zone has
several mountainous cords covered by coihue, lenga, ñire
and calafate forests.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A BIG MAP OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO PROVINCE
Climate:
Cold and humid. The absolute minim is of 21 degrees Celsius below cero. Rains oscillate between 500 and 600 annual mm.
Tourism:
Tierra del Fuego it is an attraction on itself but Ushuaia being the southernmost city on earth get most of the attention.
Tourists should also visit The Train of the End of the World and Tierra del Fuego National Park.
The weather
In Ushuaia:
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