Argentina Oil Petroleum Exploration Derreks sheep mountains stamp 1957 A-24

Description

Very good stamp.
Tierra del Fuego
is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan.  Europeans first explored the islands during Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1520; Tierra del Fuego and similar namings stem from sightings of the many bonfires that the natives built. Settlement by those of European descent and the great displacement of the native populations did not begin until the second half of the 19th century, at the height of the Patagonian sheep farming boom and of the local gold rush. Today,
petroleum extraction
dominates economic activity in the north of Tierra del Fuego, while tourism, manufacturing, and Antarctic logistics are important in the south.