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In 1525, Spanish navigator Francisco de Hoces discovered the Drake Passage while sailing south from the entrance of the Strait of Magellan. [2] Because of this, the Drake Passage is referred to as the "Mar de Hoces (Sea of Hoces)" in Spanish maps and sources, while almost always in the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries it is mostly known as “Pasaje de Drake” (in Argentina, mainly), or ...
Ushuaia (/ uː ˈ s w aɪ. ə / oo-SWY-ə, Spanish:) is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina.With a population of 82,615 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's southernmost city.
Argentine Antarctica (Spanish: Antártida Argentina or Sector Antártico Argentino) [4] is an area on Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory. It consists of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the South Pole, delimited by the 25° West and 74° West meridians and the 60° South parallel. [5]
Ushuaia is by far the most popular gateway city for tourism to Antarctica, accounting for 90% of all tourists to the continent. [18] Nearly all of the passengers departing Ushuaia for Antarctica travel by cruise ship. It services Argentina's own National Antarctic Directorate, but no other national Antarctic program. [20]
[1] [2] It marks the north edge of the Drake Passage, the strait between South America and Antarctica. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is located in Cabo de Hornos National Park . The cape lies within Chilean territorial waters, and the Chilean Navy maintains a station on Hoorn Island, consisting of a residence, utility building, chapel, and lighthouse. [ 5 ]
Lunenburg's Damian Riddle recently returned from another adventure, this time traveling to southern Argentina and Antarctica and experiencing something few people have done.
Ushuaia in Argentina is the most active gateway to Antarctica. Emilio Marcos Palma (born 7 January 1978) is an Argentine man who was the first documented person born on the continent of Antarctica at the Esperanza Base. [47] His father, Captain Jorge Palma, was head of the Argentine Army detachment at the base.
Location of Punta Arenas, Porvenir, Río Grande, Ushuaia and Puerto Williams in the southern tip of South America. Southernmost settlements are cities, towns, weather stations or permanent military bases which are farther south than latitude 45°S. They are closely related to the Southern Ocean or either the Roaring Forties or Furious Fifties ...