Ushuaia

Straddling the Beagle Strait, Ushuaia is the largest city in Argentine Tierra del Fuego island, with about 75,000 residents (2019). It is 3,260 km south of Buenos Aires. Wikivoyage

Population 82,615 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Argentina

• 100FireFire
• 101PolicePolice
• 117AnyAll emergencies
• 911AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Museo Marítimo de Ushuaia Museum · 420 m
• Museo del Fin del Mundo Museum · 660 m
• Museo Yámana Museum · 650 m
• Ex Casa de Gobierno Museum · 820 m
• Rastreador A.R.A. "Fournier" Memorial · 650 m
• Reserva Natural Urbana Bosque Yatana Attraction · 690 m
• Penguin sign Attraction · 790 m
• End of the world sign Attraction · 840 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Fine dining 1

All 2 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Reserva Natural Bahía Encerrada 940 m across 2.0 km

Getting around

• Nº 23 450 m
• Nº 26 460 m
• Nº 9 600 m
• Nº 13 620 m
• Nº 28 860 m
• N° 1 880 m

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