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In 1831, Wulaia bay was the site of a very short-lived missionary settlement established by Richard Matthews. He was brought there by the Beagle which was captained by Robert Fitzroy. It was this voyage of the Beagle that Charles Darwin was part of.
This bay may also have been the site of the boat theft on an earlier expedition of the Beagle that led to bad relations between the natives and Captain Fitzroy. The last two columns (far right) were delayed by several minutes while we had a few minutes of silence to listen to the regions natural sounds. This shows just how quickly the weather can change in the region. Note: the GPS location given is that of the museum building visible to the lower left in the picture. The picture was actually taken about 2K from that location. |
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This is the dock at Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Located at the extreme south of South America, Ushuaia serves as a port for many ships bound for Antarctica. Other popular destinations for these vessels include South Georgia, The Falkland Islands, The South Orkney Islands and the South Sandwich Islands. You see ships of considerably different sizes in this photograph. Some of them are essentially posh hotels sailing on salt water. Ours, the Professor Multanovskiy, is especially well-suited for real adventures in the Southern Ocean. If you are fortunate enough to explore the polar regions in this vessel, don't forget your sunscreen, but you can probably leave your black tie at home. The 23 images for this panorama were taken with a Nikon D80 and stitched with Autopano Pro. |
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Inhabitants in Uhuaia, which means The Bay that Leads into the West, like to call their city, The City at the End of the World. It seems appropriate, as there are no cities further south on the globe.
With that southern location, Ushuaia has become a major port for people and cargo bound for Antarctica. Take a look around the harbor. There is a lot to see, especially if you like ships and mountains. |
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Patagonia has many beautiful landscapes that were sculpted by geologic upheaval and by glaciers. This lovely place in the Tierra del Fuego National Park features a spectacular view of Isla Redonda with the mountains of Chile behind it. Boats leave here for Isla Redonda, which itself has magnificent views of Chile and Argentina. |
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This was taken from the viewing platform near the Cape Horn lighthouse.
The island to the right is almost certainly Isla Deceit. High wind and rain prevented making a wider panorama. |
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Taken from a viewing platform on the way to the memorial sculpture.
I would have prefered to make a wider image, but very high winds and rain were limiting what I could safely capture. Rain drops collecting on the camera lens can turn a Gigapan into a blurry mess, as I have previously discovered. |
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