Natural and Cultural Features
Cultural historical sites are Bahia Wulaia and the English Mission of Douglas Creek. The large Stirling House, an iron Mecano construction brought in 1869 from England by the English missionaries, previously was in Ushuaia and then in Tekenika Bay, being finally installed in Douglas Creek. In the Yahgan cemetery at Mejillones Bay, there are tombs, dating from the first half of the 20th century, which show elements of religious syncretism.
Villa Ukika is a district of Puerto Williams where the few last Yamana or Yahgan live. In Puerto Navarino, a fishing port for king crabs, there are beautiful wooden buildings, mainly of the 1930s. Puerto Toro is the world's southernmost settlement.
There is skiing in Cerro La Bandera, near Puerto Williams.
Whales and orcas can be seen in Windhond Bay. The area of Isla Navarino and the surrounding islands have been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in June 2005, called Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve.
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