Río Grande is a city in Argentina, on the north coast of the eastern part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It has a population of 67,038, and is the industrial capital of the Tierra del Fuego Province. It is located 212 kilometres (132 mi) north-east of Ushuaia the capital of the province.

It is served by Hermes Quijada International Airport.

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History[edit]

Sheep farming, as many other places in Patagonia, was the main impetus for population settlements beginning in the late 19th century.^{[citation needed]}

Abundant rivers, the seacoast, and good pastures were some of the reasons that fueled population growth. Río Grande was founded on July 11, 1921, when the central government issued a decree recognising this locality as the 'Agricultural Colony of Río Grande'.

In the beginning, the land was subdivided among a few families, owning large estates until the agrarian reform of 1925. Cattle raising became one of the most important economic activities in the area.

To promote industrial development, Tierra del Fuego is excluded from VAT and federal income tax. As a result, several manufacturing companies, particularly those involving electronic products, have opened factories in this city. The population grew as a result of the television set production and assembly plants which opened in the 1980s, notably by ITT. One of the most rapidly growing sectors is the production of laptops and netbooks. These products were totally imported until 2006 but by 2010, and due to initiatives under the Kirchner administrations, 42% of the Argentine market for these goods was supplied by firms established in Río Grande and Vicente López. Portfolio investments announced in 2011 plan the production of 6.9 million units in Tierra del Fuego Province, principally in Río Grande.^[1]

The city's population has grown rapidly since 1980. Many people have relocated from the northern parts of Argentina and from other countries, such as Bolivia, to work in factories that offer higher wages than other parts of Argentina.

In 2014 a mob of some 300 vehicles blocked the escape of the support staff for the BBC Television program Top Gear after they had already been attacked with eggs and stones in Tolhuin, which prompted everyone to move cross-country, leaving the main road. Arriving at the river border crossing, the crew were to illegally cross the border into Chile, which they were all able to do successfully.^[2][3]

Climate[edit]

Rio Grande's climate is strongly influenced by the ocean: generally quite cool, and sometimes very windy. It has a subantarctic climate (KöppenDfc) or a subpolar oceanic climate (KöppenCfc) depending on the isotherm used, with cool temperatures year round. It also closely borders on a cold semi-arid climate (KöppenBSk) and a tundra climate (KöppenET). Temperatures in the warmest months, January and February average 11 °C (51.8 °F) while temperatures in the coolest month average 0 °C (32.0 °F).^[4] With a mean temperature of −0.3 °C (31.5 °F) in the coldest month, Río Grande has the coldest mean monthly temperature amongst cities in Argentina.^[5] Precipitation is low at around 330 millimetres (13 in). Also, due to its latitude, the length of the day varies tremendously across the year. Winter days can have as few as seven hours of sunlight, while summer days stretch to seventeen hours.Frost occurs throughout the year, and winter temperatures can remain below freezing for relatively long periods of time.^[6] As such, the frost free period is very short with the first date of frost being February 23 and the last date of frost being November 22.^[7] During the summer, conditions are generally very windy and cloudy, and nights remain cold. Freak snowfalls can occur even in midsummer. The highest recorded temperature was 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) on February 4, 2019 ^[8] while the lowest recorded temperature was −22.2 °C (−8.0 °F) on July 19, 1984.^[6][9]

Tierra Del Fuego Argentina

Gallery[edit]

• Río Grande at sunset

• Argentine Navy MB326 monument

• San Martín Avenue

Hotel Casino Rio Grande Tierra Del Fuego

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'En 2012 más de la mitad de las computadoras vendidas en el país serán nacionales'. iProfesional.com.
2. ^'Jeremy Clarkson 'stoned' as Top Gear crew abandon cars and flee Argentina'.
3. ^https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jeremy-clarkson-footage-of-top-gear-team-under-attack-is-real-insists-presenter-9938231.html
4. ^ ^ab'Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010' (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
5. ^'Datos extremos en el país y en el mundo' (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
6. ^ ^abc'Provincia de Tierra del Fuego – Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos' (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
7. ^'Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego'. Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
8. ^Campos, Diego (February 8, 2019). 'Un activo verano en el Cono Sur'. Meteochile Blog. Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
9. ^ ^ab'Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Río Grande (BA)'. Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

Notes[edit]

1. ^The record highs and lows are based on the Secretaria de Mineria link for the period 1941–1950 and from 1971–1990 while records beyond 1961 come from the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional link. When these 2 sources are used together, the record highs and lows are from the periods 1941–1950 and from 1961–present

External links[edit]

• Government website(in Spanish)

Tierra Del Rio South

Isla Grande Tierra Del Fuego

Open Hours:

Tierra Del Fuego Weather

• Mon: 12am-12am
• Tue: 12am-12am
• Wed: 12am-12am
• Thu: 12am-12am
• Fri: 12am-12am
• Sat: 12am-12am
• Sun: 12am-12am

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