Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

E17562

city municipality port city

Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, is a remote port city often called the southernmost city in the world and a key gateway to Antarctic expeditions.

Aliases (2)

Departamento Ushuaia ×1
Ushuaia ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality → port city →
alternativeName	Ushuaia →
climate	subpolar oceanic climate →
continent	South America →
country	Argentina →
countrySubdivision	Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur →
demonym	ushuaiense →
economy	electronics manufacturing → fishing → port services → tourism →
elevation	approximately 0–300 meters above sea level →
foundedAs	penal colony →
foundedBy	Augusto Lasserre →
foundingDate	1884 →
governingBody	Municipality of Ushuaia →
hasAirport	Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport →
hasHarbor	Port of Ushuaia →
hasTouristAttraction	End of the World Train → Martial Glacier → Museo del Fin del Mundo → Tierra del Fuego National Park →
hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere →
knownFor	Antarctic cruise departures → being a gateway to Antarctica → southernmost railway in the world →
language	Spanish →
latitude	about 54.8° S →
locatedIn	Patagonia → Tierra del Fuego Province →
locatedOn	Beagle Channel → Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego →
longitude	about 68.3° W →
near	Cape Horn region → Chile border →
nickname	southernmost city in the world →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
population	approximately 80,000 →
populationAsOf	2020s →
portType	deep-water port →
role	capital of Tierra del Fuego Province →
timeZone	UTC−03:00 →
tourismType	Antarctic tourism → adventure tourism → nature tourism →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pan-American Highway →	endsIn
Pan-American Highway →	hasSouthernTerminus
Ushuaia ("Departamento Ushuaia") →	isCapitalOf
Patagonia ("Ushuaia") →	majorCity