Wulaia Cove is located south of the Murray or Yagashaga Channel, northeast of Ponsonby Seno, also called Agā́i̯ya by the Yaghan community. It is a cove sheltered from the south and southwest winds by a group of small islands and islets. It has abundant fresh water thanks to the Matanza River and various streams that flow to the lower areas. At low tide, considerable tracts of land emerge, allowing shellfish gathering and fishing in the bay and on small islands, which also enjoy calm waters at different times of the day. According to Furlong, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this was the main Yaghan settlement in the Murray Channel area, second only to Ushuaia at the time. Occupation could vary from a few families to over two hundred inhabitants, and this was reflected in the number of ákar huts, which could range from a few to sixty or seventy (Furlong, 1917).
