Tolhuin

Tolhuin is a town in the province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. It has 2,949 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Fagnano, in the southern part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It is the third largest settlement on the Argentine side of Tierra del Fuego after Ushuaia and Río Grande.

Tolhuin
Coat of arms
Tolhuin
Location of Tolhuin in Argentina
Coordinates: 54°30.65′S 67°11.73′W
Country Argentina
Province Tierra del Fuego
DepartmentTolhuin
Area
  Total54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,949
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
V9412
Dialing code+54 2901
ClimateET

Tolhuin was founded on October 9, 1972. The word means "like a heart" in Selk'nam language.[1] It lies on National Route 3, and is the only town between the cities of Ushuaia (about 103 kilometres to the south) and Río Grande (about 133 kilometres to the north) on this motorway.

Attractions

Panadería La Unión is a bakery located near Tolhuin that has become famous in Argentina. Most buses going to Ushuaia stop here so their passengers can rest, have a coffee, and eat some baked goods. The walls are lined with signed photographs of celebrities, mostly Argentine, who have come here over the decades.

Top Gear incident

In 2014 Tolhuin was the site of an attack on the film crew from the BBC Television program Top Gear. The crew was confronted by what the presenters called "a mob", who blocked off the road access and began to pelted the cars with eggs and stones in a protest over the Falkland Islands conflict.[2] Car windows were shattered and two crew members were hit in what became known as 'The number-plate controversy'.[3]

Climate

Tolhuin has a tundra (ET) climate that borders closely on a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) and subantarctic continental climate (Dfc).

Climate data for Tolhuin (1991–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6)
26.6
(79.9)
22.8
(73.0)
21.3
(70.3)
13.0
(55.4)
9.8
(49.6)
9.3
(48.7)
11.8
(53.2)
18.3
(64.9)
17.8
(64.0)
22.4
(72.3)
23.4
(74.1)
26.6
(79.9)
Average high °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4)
13.9
(57.0)
12.0
(53.6)
8.9
(48.0)
5.4
(41.7)
2.7
(36.9)
2.5
(36.5)
4.3
(39.7)
6.9
(44.4)
9.9
(49.8)
11.9
(53.4)
13.2
(55.8)
8.8
(47.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
9.0
(48.2)
7.1
(44.8)
4.6
(40.3)
1.6
(34.9)
−0.9
(30.4)
−1.3
(29.7)
0.7
(33.3)
2.8
(37.0)
5.1
(41.2)
6.9
(44.4)
8.4
(47.1)
4.5
(40.1)
Average low °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)
4.0
(39.2)
2.3
(36.1)
0.3
(32.5)
−2.2
(28.0)
−4.5
(23.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
−1.4
(29.5)
0.3
(32.5)
2.0
(35.6)
3.6
(38.5)
0.1
(32.2)
Record low °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)
−3.6
(25.5)
−7.0
(19.4)
−7.8
(18.0)
−12.7
(9.1)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−23.5
(−10.3)
−17.0
(1.4)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−7.4
(18.7)
−7.2
(19.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−23.5
(−10.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.4
(2.54)
46.4
(1.83)
54.1
(2.13)
51.7
(2.04)
52.0
(2.05)
49.8
(1.96)
41.6
(1.64)
41.4
(1.63)
38.1
(1.50)
35.8
(1.41)
40.7
(1.60)
59.8
(2.35)
575.8
(22.67)
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[4]

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