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Tierra del Fuego (officially Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes: The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego (the western part is the Chilean province of Tierra del Fuego).

There are low mountains and sandy beaches at the north of the island, ascending to the south. The north is somewhat similar to the steppe of the Santa Cruz Province. In the middle of the island, the end of the Andes mountain system runs horizontally, and its highest peak, Mount Cornú, rises only 1,490 meters. There are a number of short rivers (Grande, Moneta, Ona, Lasifashaj, etc.), and due to the low temperature, there are many small glaciers that descend towards the sea. The annual average temperature of the island is 5.3 °C, with precipitation of 300 mm in the north and 550 mm in the south.

The most visited destinations include Ushuaia, the Tierra del Fuego National Park and the Tren del Fin del Mundo, Fagnano Lake, Museum of the End of the World, the Beagle Channel, Les Eclaireurs lighthouse, the old jail, and the Isla de los Estados.

Oil and gas production and sheep farming are the main impacts on the land although there is a growing manufacturing base and development of tourism.

 
 

Birds of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Antarctic Peninsula

The Falkland Islands and South Georgia E Couve and C Vidal 656 pages, 200 col photos, distrib maps. Fantastico Sur Distributed by NHBS 2003
ISBN: 9568007083
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Books, CDs, DVDs etc.

See the main Brazil page for guides etc. covering the whole country...

Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego

Website
Satellite View
La avifauna es muy diversa y fácil de observar. En los ambientes costeros, pueden encontrarse ostreros del sur y cauquenes blancos. También frecuentan estos ambientes el albatros de ceja negra, de más de dos metros de envergadura, el pato vapor y el petrel zambullidor. Otras aves características del Parque son el maca grande o huala, que prefiere las bahías tranquilas para nidificar, los cauquenes común y de cabeza gris y el carpintero negro patagónico...

Tierra del Fuego National Park

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Satellite View
Among the 90 species of birds are the Kelp Goose, Torrent Duck, Austral Parakeet, Andean Condor, Blackish Oystercatcher, and Magellanic Oystercatcher...

2005 [April] - Richard Rae - Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Iguazu and Buenos Aires

Report

The birding highlights included Black-fronted Piping Guan, White-throated Caracara, Gentoo Penguin, Giant and Slaty-breasted Wood Rails, Short-tailed Antthrush, Spot-backed and Tufted Antshrikes, Blond-crested, Robust, Yellow-fronted and Magellanic Woodpeckers and some nice hummingbirds. The forest birding at Iguazu was really superb with a steady stream of high quality birds...

Trogon Tours

Tour Operator

Trogon Tours is the official nature travel company of Birding Argentina, the leading birding and nature specialists for southern South America since 2001... Birding Trips are available to ALL provinces!

Aficionado a las Aves

Blog

Blog dedicada a la observacion de aves en Tierra del Fuego, por parte de un simple aficionado principiante en esta actividad...

Aves del Canal Beagle

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Este Blog intenta ser una ayuda en el avistaje de Aves acuáticas del Canal Beagle y Ushuaia…

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