List of southernmost items

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Cities and settlements

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Permanent settlement of any size Amundsen-Scott Base, Antarctica
Civilian settlement of any size Base Esperanza, Argentina
City > 1,000 people Puerto Williams, Chile
City > 50,000 people Ushuaia, Argentina
City > 100,000 people Punta Arenas, Chile
City > 500,000 people Mar Del Plata, Argentina
City > 1,000,000 people Melbourne, Australia
Capital (of an independent nation) Wellington, New Zealand
Capital (of a constituent country) Nouméa, New Caledonia
See also: Southernmost settlements and Southernmost European settlement of the world

Shops and service facilities

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Kindergarten Puerto Williams[1], Chile
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) Cueva de las Manos, Argentina[2]
UNESCO world heritage site (natural) Macquarie Island, Australia[2]
Restaurant (Depending on definition) Galley at Amundsen-Scott station, Antarctica; Camblor, Puerto Williams, Chile
Primary school Escuela Nº 38 “Presidente Julio A. Roca”, Esperanza Base, Argentina, Antarctica [3]
Secondary school Puerto Williams, Chile[4]
Tourist office Puerto Williams[5], Chile
Automated teller machine McMurdo Station, Antarctica[6]
Public Post office Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica [7]
Bank Villa Las Estrellas, Chile, Antarctica
Public Library Villa Las Estrellas, Chile, Antarctica
Hotel Villa Las Estrellas, Chile, Antarctica
Diplomatic mission Chilean consulate at Ushuaia, Argentina
Cinema Jubany Base, Antarctic Peninsula. |

Geography

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Land (ice-covered) the Geographic South Pole, Antarctica

Nature

Animals

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Penguin A variety of species lives on or near to Antarctica
South Polar Skua seen at the South Pole[8]

Plants

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Flowering plants (in greenhouses) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[9])
Palms (Nikau Rhopalostylis sapida, naturally occurring) Chatham Islands, New Zealand[10]

Gardens, zoos and aquaria

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Penguin reserve Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve, Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, Chile [11]

Religion

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Buddhist Stupa the Enlightenment Stupa at Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand [12]
Cathedral Sagrado Corazón Catedral, Punta Arenas, Chile [13]
Mosque Al Huda Mosque, Dunedin, New Zealand [14]
Synagogue Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand [15][16]
Church (regular) Trinity Church (Russian Orthodox Christian), King George Island, Antarctica[17]
Church (ice-made) permanent Roman Catholic ice-made temple, Belgrano II Base, Antarctica [18][19]
Hindu temple Centro Cultural y Templo Hindu, Punta Arenas, Chile[20]

Science

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Nuclear power plant Atucha I, Argentina[21]

Transportation

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Railway Southern Fuegian Railway (Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino) from Ushuaia to the Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina
Narrow gauge railway Dumont d'Urville Station, Antarctica[22]
Seaport Winter Quarters Bay, McMurdo Station, Antarctica[23]
Airport (permanent, no scheduled flights) Jack F. Paulus Skiway at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
Metro station Plaza de los Virreyes (Buenos Aires Metro), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Other

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Place of birth of a human (Emilio Marcos Palma (in 1978) and seven others) Esperanza Base, Antarctica [24]

See also

References

  1. ^ : : Dirección de Bienestar de la Armada de Chile : :
  2. ^ a b World Heritage List and List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
  3. ^ Page of Escuela Nº 38, province of Tierra del Fuego, department of Antártida Argentina
  4. ^ http://www.municipalidadcabodehornos.cl/Paginas/liceo/t_director.htm
  5. ^ http://www.infohub.com/destinations/south-america/Argentina/Puerto-Williams/
  6. ^ Wells Fargo has an ATM in Antarctica
  7. ^ Antarctic Heritage Trust
  8. ^ Skuas - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection
  9. ^ UA, Tempe company bring veggies to South Pole
  10. ^ Bushmansfriend: Forest walks, Nature Photography & NZ Flora - Native Plant Information - New Zealand, native trees,natives,shrubs,information
  11. ^ Penguins of Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Chile
  12. ^ Dhargyey Buddhist Centre Home Page
  13. ^ Obispado de Punta Arenas
  14. ^ Al Huda Mosque, Dunedin, New Zealand
  15. ^ NZ Jewish Archives - Temple Sinai
  16. ^ Google Books: The New Zealand Jewish Community By Stephen I. Levine
  17. ^ Cary Johnston, Sean Thomas (June 18, 2011). "Southernmost Russian Orthodox Church – comfort in the cold". RT.com. http://rt.com/news/southernmost-orthodox-church-svetlana/. Retrieved October 10, 2010. "...This makes the Trinity Church the southernmost Russian Orthodox church on the planet." 
  18. ^ Church in ice cave at Belgrano II station, Antarctica
  19. ^ Mass at ice church in Belgrano II Base
  20. ^ [1]
  21. ^ Nucleoeléctrica Argentina (in Spanish)
  22. ^ "A concise account of Signy Base 'H'". David Rootes. British Antarctic Survey. 1988. http://www.railwaysofthefarsouth.co.uk/11bwhalingstatio.html. Retrieved 2008-12-07.  ]
  23. ^ Klein, Andrew G.; Kennicutt, Mahlon C.; Wolff, Gary A.; Sweet, Steve T.; Bloxom, Tiffany; Gielstra, Dianna A.; and Cleckley, Marietta (2008). "The historical development of McMurdo station, Antarctica, an environmental perspective". Polar Geography 31 (3): 119–144. doi:10.1080/10889370802579856. "Winter Quarters Bay is the world's southernmost port." 
  24. ^ Times On Line article on Antarctica