Topher's Tales - Antarctica 2001
USHUAIA, ARGENTINA
A city of 50,000 people called both "The Gateway to Antarctica" since it is the point most tourists use to get there, and "Fin del Mundo" or End of the World, reflecting it's location at the very bottom tip of the Americas.
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Ushuaia
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Mt. Olivia (left)
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Martial Glacier
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Marco Polo and Europa at the dock
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Yaghan Indian mural
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Argentina is a BIG cattle country.
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The Bridges Estancia
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Latitude - South: 54 deg 48'
Longitude - West: 68 deg 18'