Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse
Faro Les Éclaireurs
A red-and-white striped lighthouse on a small rocky island in the Beagle Channel, known as the “lighthouse at the end of the world” and Ushuaia's most classic postcard view.
The lighthouse was built in 1920, stands about 11 m tall on a reef-bound island about 9 km east of Ushuaia, and is still in use, powered by solar energy. It is often identified as the “lighthouse at the end of the world” from Jules Verne's novel, although the novel's real inspiration was a lighthouse on Staten Island farther east. Visitors cannot land on the island and can only see it from a channel cruise. Almost all cruises of 2.5 to 3 hours sail around the lighthouse and also pass Sea Lion Island and Cormorant Island.
Opening hours
Depends on boat tour
Nearby sights
- Beagle Channel
- Tierra Mayor Valley
- Cerro Castor Ski Resort
- Laguna Esmeralda
- Maritime and Prison Museum
- End of the World Museum
- Yámana Museum
- Ushuaia