Tierra del Fuego National Park

Part of the most well-known archipelago in Argentina, Tierra del Fuego National Park is located in the country’s southwestern point. Tierra del Fuego is the final national park in Argentina before reaching Antarctica. Ushuaia, the city, is located 18 kilometres east.

When the park was established in 1960, it was with the intention of safeguarding the few remaining sub-Antarctic forests. The Beagle Channel serves as a natural delineator between the two regions in the south, with only the southern section being open to tourists. The landscape varies from beach to jungle to grassland.

Located on the island of Tierra del Fuego, the park has an area of 243 square miles (630 square kilometres).

Along its boundary with Chile, the park is located around 37 miles (60 km) north of the Beagle Channel. Both the railway and the car offer access to the park, which serves as the southernmost terminus for both modes of transportation. The well-known “End of the World” train stops at the El Parque station.

Even though it was not the country’s first national park, it was the first coastal protected area that was established as a national park. The Patagonia region and the subantarctic forest are both protected by a number of national parks, of which this is one.

It is well knowledge that Tierra del Fuego is home to some of the world’s most breathtaking natural scenery, which includes a coastline, woods, glaciers, lakes, mountains, and waterfalls. Lake Fagnano and Lake Roca are two lakes that are located primarily inside the park’s boundaries.

The Patagonian Forest and the Altos Andes are two of the ecosystems that can be found within the national park that the park protects. The world-famous environment is characterised by craggy mountains, valleys carved out by glaciers, and woods with some deciduous trees. The beaches and neighbouring bays are framed by spectacular, craggy mountains, while the valleys are calm and peaceful.

It has been determined that twenty different kinds of mammals are able to call the subantarctic woodlands their home. The Andean fox, the European rabbit, the grey fox, the guanaco, the muskrat, and the southern river otter, as well as the beaver that lives in North America. Some of these are not native to the area and were brought over by people from other continents, primarily Europe and North America.

There are roughly 90 different species of birds that make their home in Tierra del Fuego national park. Along with the austral parakeet, Patagonian woodpecker, blackish oystercatcher, kelp goose, Magellanic oystercatcher, and torrent duck, the Andean Condor is one of the most well-known birds in the world. Other notable birds of interest are the kelp goose and the Magellanic oystercatcher.

Crabs, South American sea lions, sardines, scallops, Falkland sprat, and jellyfish are some of the aquatic creatures that can be found here. Most people are familiar with penguins, albatrosses, and petrels when they think about seabirds.