First things first. How does one pronounce Ushuaia??
Try this....
Uuh-shoo-why-a (when talking to an English speaking person or a local actually living in Ushuaia)
But uuh-swu-why-a (when talking to locals from anywhere else in Argentina!)
In the general Argentinian pronunciation, the ‘s’ is pronounced as salt, whilst for English speakers and local Fuegians it’s more like sugar. PS. The trick here is to speed past the shoo/swu part and hope for the best!
The name derives from the indigenous Yamana language – pronounced ‘shamana’ (don’t even ask) – which means ‘the bay that penetrates to the west’.