Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
The world's 29th-largest island, shared by Argentina and Chile: Ushuaia, the Beagle Channel and the 'end of the world'.
- Formation
- Sub-Andean cordillera in the south (Darwin range, glaciated); Patagonian steppe and peatlands in the north
- Population
- 200,000
- Water
- Atlantic Ocean / Pacific Ocean
- Access
- moderate
Every required movement
The passage
to Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
Fly to Ushuaia (USH) or Río Grande (RGA); drive in via Ruta 3 with the Punta Delgada–Bahía Azul ferry; Punta Arenas–Porvenir ferries on the Chilean side.
- 01Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas (USH)
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
Transbordadora Austral Broom: Punta Delgada–Bahía Azul (Primera Angostura) and Punta Arenas–Porvenir crossings.
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
Argentina/Chile entry rules; no special island permit.
Schedule or condition may change · verify
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What the chart cannot hold
What becomes visible when you follow ushuaia ('end of the world') beyond the familiar map?
Main island of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the tip of South America. Its Argentine east holds Ushuaia and Río Grande; the Chilean west holds Porvenir. Gateway for Antarctic cruises and site of the former Selk'nam and Yámana homelands.
Selk'nam, Yámana and Kawésqar homelands; sighted by Magellan 1520; divided between Argentina and Chile by the 1881 Boundary Treaty; gold rush and sheep estancias; Ushuaia founded 1884.
Field ledger
The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 54.00° S · 68.50° W
- Sovereignty
- Argentina and Chile · part of country
- Nearest mainland
- Patagonian mainland across the Strait of Magellan (~4 km at Primera Angostura)
- Best recorded window
- November–March (austral summer; Antarctic cruise season).
- Permits / entry
- Argentina/Chile entry rules; no special island permit.
- Languages
- Spanish
Community intelligence
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the crossing.
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The empty ledger is part of the mystery—and an invitation to be useful.Travel information changes quickly. This field file was last revised 2026-09-03. Confirm all transport and permit details before booking.
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