The Lighthouse at the End of the World

by James Brunker

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The Lighthouse at the End of the World

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James Brunker

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The Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse in the dramatic scenery of the Beagle Channel near Ushuaia in the far south of Argentina. It gets its name (in French "Les Éclaireurs" means "the Scouts") as it is located on the northeastern-most island of the small group of Les Eclaireurs islands. It entered service on December 23, 1920; the tower is 11m / 36 ft high and the light 22.5m / 74 ft above sea level. It is often called The Lighthouse at the end of the World / Faro del Fin del Mundo in Spanish) due to its remote location.

The Beagle Channel lies to the south of Big Island / Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and separates it from several smaller islands to the south (which are in Chile). It is named after the ship HMS Beagle, whose first voyage surveying the coasts of the southern part of South America lasted from 1826 to 1830. A young naturalist called Charles Darwin joined the ship for its second voyage (from December 1831 to October 1836) which, after exploring southern South America, continued north to the Galapagos Islands.

Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, publication, transmission or use in any form without written permission prohibited.

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