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Ushuaia, the capital of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province, stands as the world’s southernmost city.

With a population of 82,615 and perched on a broad bay along the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia is flanked to the north by the Martial mountain range and to the south by the Beagle Channel.

It is the sole municipality in the Department of Ushuaia and covers an area of 3,625 square miles.

Founded on October 12, 1884, by Augusto Lasserre, Ushuaia is encircled by the Martial Glacier’s rugged peaks, in the Bay of Ushuaia.

The city proudly embraces its title, Fin del Mundo (End of the World), a fitting description for the southernmost point of the globe.

Ushuaia serves as a gateway for sea voyages across the Drake Passage to Antarctica. 

It is also home to the world’s southernmost brewery, golf course, railway, and ski resort.

The island is only believed to have two television stations – channel 11 and channel 13. 

Despite its remote location, it is well-connected, with a flight from Buenos Aires taking just over three hours.

For those who prefer driving, the journey involves traversing Chilean territory and includes a boat trip to Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, culminating at the end of the Pan American Highway, which stretches from Alaska to Ushuaia.

The Macarena Waterfall train station is located near the resort town. 

This station features along the historic Southern Fuegian Railway, also known as the End of the World Train, a steam railway initially created in the early 1900s and revived in the mid-1990s. 

A train route crossing the area was first introduced to transport to a remote area outside of Ushuaia the material needed to create and expand a prison.