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Ushuaia

American  
[oo-swahy-uh] / uˈswaɪ ə /

noun

  1. a city in S Argentina, on the S coast of Tierra del Fuego: the southernmost city in the world.


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In Argentina, the earthquake was felt primarily in Ushuaia, with other towns affected "to a lesser extent", the office for the governor of the region said.

From BBC

The earthquake was also felt in Ushuaia, local media reports, and aftershocks have been reported in the region.

From BBC

On one of the many package deals available online, explorers need to embark and disembark from Ushuaia, one of the southernmost points of Argentina.

From BBC

But Ushuaia’s history as a city and a prison poses an uneasy question.

From Los Angeles Times

The name Ushuaia, pronounced oo-SWY-yah, comes from the Indigenous Yaghan language and means “the bay that looks west.”

From Los Angeles Times