Ushuaia

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Contents 1 Ushuaia 1.1 Background 1.2 Climate and Weather 1.3 Charts 1.4 Radio Nets 1.5 Routes to/from 1.6 Approach 1.7 Check-in facilities 1.8 Customs & Immigration 1.9 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 1.10 Anchorages 1.11 Health & Security 1.12 Tourism & things to do ashore 1.13 Marine stores 1.14 Offshore Islands 1.15 References & Publications 1.16 Cruiser's Friends 1.17 Forum Discussions 1.18 External Links 1.19 Personal Notes

Ushuaia

Background

Ushuaia was established as a penal settlement in 1883 as part of the Argentinian effort to assert sovereignity to the lands of southern Patagonia. The Presidio Nacional (prison ) closed in 1947 and today the main reason for the city's existence is as a tourist destination and departure point for cruise ships in the Antarctic trade. While can lay claim to being the world's most southern city Puerto Williams remains the world's most southern town and Puerto Toro the most southern civilian settlement. It is a base for many of the charter yachts working in the south.

Climate and Weather

Despite receiving only 56 cm (22 inches) of rainfall each year, Ushuaia's climate is very wet. On average, the city experiences 160 rainy days a year, and there are many cloudy and foggy days. Because temperatures are cool throughout the year, there is little evaporation. Snowfalls are common in winter and regularly happen in spring, fall, and even summer.

It belongs to the sub-polar oceanic climate. And advancing to the southern outer islands the southwestern winds makes them wetter, achieving 1400 mm (59) inches at Isla de los Estados (Staten Island). Averages temperatures coldest month: 1°C (33°F) and hottest month: 9°C (42°F). Record low -20 °C [-4°F] (July), record high 31 °C [87.8°F] (December) and record low ever recorded in summer -6 °C [21°F] (February). Very strong winds whip the town, and that is why many of the trees growing here follow the wind direction, and therefore they are called "árboles bandera" or flag trees for the bend that they are forced to take.

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• Ushuaia forecast

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Customs & Immigration

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