5 Sights in Departamento Ushuaia, Argentina (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Departamento Ushuaia, Argentina. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Departamento Ushuaia, Argentina.

1. Faro de San Juan de Salvamento

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The San Juan de Salvamento Lighthouse is located northeast of the island of the States, province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands, in Patagonia, south of Argentina. Es the oldest lighthouse in the Argentine Republic and the first to be built near the southern waters. Jules Verne's novel The Lighthouse at the End of the World gave the lighthouse international recognition as well as its nickname.

Wikipedia: Faro de San Juan de Salvamento (ES)

2. Faro San Gonzalo

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Faro San Gonzalo

Cabo San Gonzalo Lighthouse is an uninhabited lighthouse of the Argentine Navy located at 54°58′00"S 65°58′00"W, in Aguirre Bay on the entrance to the Beagle Channel, in the Ushuaia Department of Tierra del Fuego Province, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Argentina). It was originally planned to be erected elsewhere, but due to topographical difficulties it was finally built on Kinnaird Point.

Wikipedia: Faro San Gonzalo (ES)

3. Cabo San Pio

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The Cabo San Pio lighthouse is located at the location 55°03′00"S 66°31′00"W off Isla Nueva, on the coast of the northern shore of the Beagle Channel, in the Ushuaia department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Argentina). It is located on the cape of the same name, on a cliffy coast with narrow beaches and a very difficult access from the sea.

Wikipedia: Faro Cabo San Pío (ES)

4. Faro Le Maire

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Faro Le Maire

The Cabo Le Maire Lighthouse is an uninhabited lighthouse of the Argentine Navy that is located at the location 54°48′00"S 64°43′00"W on the island of the States, more precisely in Crossley Bay, on the Strait of Le Maire. It belongs to the Ushuaia Department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Argentina).

Wikipedia: Faro Le Maire (ES)

5. Faro Año Nuevo

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The Año Nuevo Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Argentina located on Observatory Island, which is part of the New Year Archipelago, in the Ushuaia Department, belonging to the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in January 1999.

Wikipedia: Faro Año Nuevo (ES)

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