Southernmost settlements

Southernmost settlements are cities, towns, weather stations or permanent military bases which are further south than latitude 45° S. They are closely related to the Southern Ocean or either the Roaring Forties or Furious Fifties.

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Southernmost city

"The southernmost city in the world" is mainly a slogan used for tourism to attract visitors to the city as well as the tourists headed for Antarctica. Currently three cities or towns use this slogan: Ushuaia in Argentina as well as Punta Arenas and Puerto Williams in Chile. There are several more settlements further south but none are considered to be large enough to be classified as a 'city'.

Settlements of more than 1,000 inhabitants south of 45° S

45°
45th parallel south

This is a list of the all settlements south of the 45th parallel south with over 1,000 permanent inhabitants.

Rank City/town Population Latitude/longitude
1 Puerto Williams, Chile 1,952
2 Ushuaia, Argentina 64,000
3 Tolhuin, Argentina 1,382
4 Río Grande, Argentina 55,231
5 Porvenir, Chile 4,807
6 Punta Arenas, Chile 130,136
7 Puerto Natales, Chile 19,116
8 Stanley, Falkland Islands 2,115
9 Veintiocho de Noviembre, Argentina 4,686
10 Río Gallegos, Argentina 110,435
11 Río Turbio, Argentina 6,650
11 El Calafate, Argentina 6,410
12 Puerto Santa Cruz, Argentina 3,397
13 Comandante Luis Piedrabuena, Argentina 4,175
14 Gobernador Gregores, Argentina 2,519
15 Puerto San Julián, Argentina 6,143
16 Puerto Deseado, Argentina 10,237
17 Cochrane, Chile 2,217
18 Pico Truncado, Argentina 14,985
19 Bluff, New Zealand 1,850
20 Perito Moreno, Argentina 3,588
21 Las Heras, Argentina 10,688
22 Los Antiguos, Argentina 2,047
23 Chile Chico, Chile 3,042
24 Caleta Olivia, Argentina 36,077
25 Invercargill, New Zealand 48,000
26 Riverton, New Zealand 1,900
27 Balclutha, New Zealand 4,104
28 Mataura, New Zealand 1,740
29 Winton, New Zealand 2,100
30 Milton, New Zealand 2,000
31 Gore, New Zealand 9,730
32 Rada Tilly, Argentina 6,208
33 Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina 146,928
34 Dunedin, New Zealand 122,900
35 Río Mayo, Argentina 2,939
36 Sarmiento, Argentina 8,028
37 Coihaique, Chile 50,041
38 Puerto Chacabuco, Chile 1,243
39 Te Anau, New Zealand 1,857
40 Puerto Aisen, Chile 16,936
41 Alexandra, New Zealand 4,827
42 Oamaru, New Zealand 12,950
43 Cromwell, New Zealand 4,080
44 Queenstown, New Zealand 10,442
45 Alto Río Senguer, Argentina 1,454

Southernmost settlements outside Antarctica

This list of settlements excludes research stations of Antarctica and its surrounding islands.

# Location Country Settlement
type		 Latitude Population
1 Estación Naval
Islas Diego Ramirez		 Chile Naval station 56º30' S  ?
2 Estación Meteorológica
de Cabo de Hornos		 Chile Weather station 55º59' S 4[1]
3 Puerto Toro Chile Hamlet 55º05' S 36[2]
4 Caleta Wulaia Chile Hamlet 55°02' S  ?
5 Caleta Eugenia Chile Hamlet 54°56' S  ?
6 Puerto Williams Chile Town 54°56' S 1,952[2]
7 Puerto Navarino Chile Village 54º55' S  ?
8 Puerto Almanza Argentina Village 54º52' S 200
9 Ushuaia Argentina City[i 1] 54º48' S 64,000[3]
10 Tolhuin Argentina Town 54º31' S 1,382[4]
11 Grytviken South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Hamlet 54º19' S up to 18
12 Río Grande Argentina City 53º45' S 55,000
13 Porvenir Chile City 53º17' S 5,465
14 Punta Arenas Chile City 53º17' S 116,005

Settlements on the Antarctic continent

There are many research stations in Antarctica, both permanent and summer only. Many of the stations are staffed all year. McMurdo Station is the largest with an average population of 1200.

A total of 30 countries (as of October 2006), all signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, operate seasonal (summer) or year-round research stations on the continent and on its surrounding islands. In addition to these permanent stations, approximately 30 field camps are established each austral summer to support specific one off projects.[5]

The full list is available at: List of research stations in Antarctica

References

  1. ^ Vida al fin del mundo: Una familia chilena haciendo soberanía en Cabo de Hornos
  2. ^ a b DEMOGRAFÍA
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushuaia,_Argentina
  4. ^ 2001 census [INDEC]
  5. ^ 4.0 Antarctica - Past and Present

Notes

  1. ^ Ushuaia is commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world Ref Ushuaia Article

See also