This island has a special name.
Feuerland, in Spanish: “Tierra del Fuego.” And some say that it used to be known as the Land of Smoke.
Legend has it that after his expedition across the strait that now bears his name, Magellan recalled seeing thick smoke rising from the coast of this island.
When these stories reached Europe, someone decided to arbitrarily change the name to Tierra del Fuego.
Where there's smoke, there's fire—right?
By the way: Tierra del Fuego was colonized by Europeans starting in the mid-19th century, and its population grew slowly.
Argentina and Chile had border disputes and both sought to establish sovereignty over the territory.
Ushuaia was founded in 1884 in the southern part of the island, on the shores of the Beagle Channel.
Its population grew thanks to the famous prison, which is now a museum.
Maritime transport is of great importance, and the tourism industry attracts hundreds of tourists to this place: the end of the world and also the end of the Pan-American Highway.
Many people travel from Alaska to Ushuaia or vice versa. 17,000 km of adventure.
