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 San Gonzalo
The 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 above the entrance of 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 erected on Kinnaird Point.
2. Faro de San Juan de Salvamento
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, southern Argentina. It is the oldest lighthouse in Argentina 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.
3. Cabo San Pio
The Cabo San Pio lighthouse is located at 55°03′00"S 66°31′00"W in front of Isla Nueva, on the coast of the north bank of the Beagle Channel, in the Ushuaia department of Tierra del Fuego province, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Argentina). It is located on the cape of the same name, on a cliffy coast with narrow beaches and very difficult access from the sea.
4. Faro Le Maire
Cape Le Maire Lighthouse is an uninhabited lighthouse of the Argentine Navy located at 54°48′00"S 64°43′00"W on the Isle des États, more precisely in Crossley Bay, above the Strait of Le Maire. It belongs to the Ushuaia department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Argentina).
5. Faro Año Nuevo
The New Year Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Argentina that is located on Observatory Island, which is part of the Año Nuevo 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.
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