Episode 2 of 2

Grounding of the Arctique

When
23-24 September 1884
Where
Cape Virgenes
Part of
Steamship Arctique wreck sparks the Tierra del Fuego gold rush

The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes on the night of 23-24 September 1884.

The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes, along the Argentina–Chile border and across from Tierra del Fuego, on the night of 23-24 September 1884.

Sources

  1. Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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