Beagle Channel

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Beagle Channel is a strait in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago on the extreme southern tip of South America, partly in Chile and partly in Argentina. The channel separates the larger main island of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego from various smaller islands. The channel's eastern area forms part of the border between Chile and Argentina and the western area is entirely within Chile.

FABIO'S REVIEW

The most interesting tour in Ushuaia. Great desolated landscapes, an abandoned colonial lighthouse (with the usual BS ""end-of-the-world lighthouse”), and tons of sea lions and cormorants.

Beware, the winds are very, VERY strong (you are basically next to the Cap Horn, it cannot get any worse!) and this makes the temperature seem much colder than what it really is.

LOCATIONS EXPERIENCED

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1 - BOAT TRIP ON THE BEAGLE CHANNEL

Day-trips to the Beagle Channel can be arranged through several tours agencies in Ushuaia.

2 - SEA LIONS

During the boat trips to the Beagle channel, look out for marine mammals such as sea lions, Peale’s dolphins (with a grey patch on their flank) and the occasional minke whale, as well as sea birds such as the Black-browed albatross, the thick-set Giant petrels, Southern skuas and the South American terns.

3 - CORMORANTS

The rock shag (Phalacrocorax Magellanicus), also known as the Magellanic cormorant, is a marine cormorant found around the southernmost coasts of South America. Its breeding range is from around Valdivia, Chile, south to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego, and north to Punta Tombo in Argentina.

4 - LES ECLAIREURS LIGHTHOUSE

Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse is a slightly conically-shaped lighthouse standing on the northeastern-most island of the five Les Eclaireurs islands, which it takes its name from, 5 nautical mile east of Ushuaia in the Beagle Channel. It is known to the Argentines as the Lighthouse at the End of the World (Faro del fin del mundo).