Southernmost settlements
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The southernmost settlements in the world, excluding research bases in Antarctica (there are already permanent settlements there), are:
Location | Latitude | Population |
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Estación Naval Islas Diego Ramirez, Chile | 56º30' S | ? |
Estación Meteorológica de Cabo de Hornos, Chile | 55º59' S | 4[2] |
Puerto Toro, Chile | 55º05' S | 36[3] |
Caleta Wulaia, Chile (historical?) | 55°02' S | ? |
Caleta Eugenia, Chile | 54°56' S | ? |
Puerto Williams[1], Chile | 54°56' S | 1,952[4] |
Puerto Navarino, Chile | 54º55' S | ? |
Ushuaia, Argentina | 54º48' S | 57,300 |
Tolhuin, Argentina | 54º31' S | 1,200 |
Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 54º19' S | up to 18 |
Río Grande, Argentina | 53º45' S | 55,000 |
Porvenir, Chile | 53º17' S | 4,734 |
Punta Arenas, Chile | 53º17' S | 116,005 |
- The former Argentine base Corbeta Uruguay (59º28' S) in South Sandwich Islands was the southermost settlement outside Antarctica from 1976-1982.