Ushuaia

Summary

Ushuaia is a city^[1]. Ushuaia ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,415 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ushuaia is located in Ushuaia Department^[3].
• Ushuaia is in the country of Argentina^[4].
• Ushuaia is on the body of water Beagle Channel^[5].
• Ushuaia's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Ushuaia's instance of is recorded as municipality^[7].
• Ushuaia's instance of is recorded as city of Argentina^[8].
• Ushuaia's official language is recorded as Spanish^[9].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuuk^[10].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Punta Arenas^[11].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santos^[12].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eilat^[13].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Utqiagvik^[14].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ovindoli^[15].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sucre^[16].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sermersooq^[17].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hammerfest^[18].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Miguel de Allende Municipality^[19].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as João Pessoa^[20].
• Ushuaia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lazio^[21].
• Ushuaia's postal code is recorded as V9410^[22].
• Ushuaia's Commons category is recorded as Ushuaia^[23].
• Ushuaia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−03:00^[24].
• Ushuaia's local dialing code is recorded as 2901^[25].
• October 12, 1884 marks the founding of Ushuaia^[26].
• Ushuaia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -54.807222222222, 'lon': -68.304444444444}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ushuaia is in the country of Argentina^[4]. Ushuaia is located in Ushuaia Department^[3]. Ushuaia is on the body of water Beagle Channel^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Ushuaia covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23'}^[28]. Ushuaia sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+56956'}^[30], {'amount': '+45430'}^[31], {'amount': '+29505'}^[32], {'amount': '+11443'}^[33], {'amount': '+5677'}^[34], and {'amount': '+2182'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], municipality^[7], and city of Argentina^[8].

History and Context

October 12, 1884 marks the founding of Ushuaia^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ushuaia include Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Argentina^[38]; Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel^[39], a palace hotel^[40], in Spain^[41], founded in 2011^[42], headquartered in Ibiza^[43]; and Ushuaia Protocol^[44], a protocol^[45], in Argentina^[46], founded in 1998^[47].

Why It Matters

Ushuaia ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,415 views/month).^[2] Ushuaia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Ushuaia is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Ushuaia include Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Argentina^[38]; Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel^[39], a palace hotel^[40], in Spain^[41], founded in 2011^[42], headquartered in Ibiza^[43]; and Ushuaia Protocol^[44], a protocol^[45], in Argentina^[46], founded in 1998^[47].