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Tierra del Fuego It is the most austral province of Argentina.

It includes half of the Land island of the Fire, as well as the States island. It is separated of the rest of the country by the Straits of Magallanes, and its capital city is Ushuaia, considered the southermost city of the world.

The island got its name from the Portuguese navigator Magallanes, who sailed through the namedStraits, and observeed flames on the coast.

The original inhabitants of the island, the Onas, have unfortunately desappeared, after being persecuted and exterminated by the conquerors.

The North zone of the territory is formed by a plain waved with good quality of grass. The southern zone has several mountainous cords covered by coihue, lenga, ñire and calafate forests.

Tierra del Fuego it is an attraction on itself but Ushuaia being the southernmost city on earth get most of the attention.

Tourists should also visit The Train of the End of the World and Tierra del Fuego National Park.