List of southernmost items

Cities and settlements

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Capital (of an independent nation) Wellington, New Zealand 41°17′20″S 174°46′38″E / 41.28889°S 174.77722°E
Permanent settlement of any size Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station 90°S 0°E / 90°S 0°E
City > 1,000 peoplePuerto Williams, Chile54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W
City > 50,000 peopleUshuaia, Argentina54°48′S 68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W
City > 100,000 peoplePunta Arenas, Chile53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W
City > 1,000,000 peopleMelbourne, Australia37°48′49″S 144°57′47″E / 37.81361°S 144.96306°E

See also: Southernmost settlements, Southernmost cities and towns

Shops and service facilities

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Kindergarten Puerto Williams,[1] Chile 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) Cueva de las Manos, Argentina[2] 47°9′S 70°40′W / 47.150°S 70.667°W
UNESCO world heritage site (natural) Macquarie Island, Australia[2] 54°38′S 158°52′E / 54.633°S 158.867°E
Primary school Escuela Nº 38 “Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín”, Esperanza Base, Antarctica[3] 63°24′S 57°00′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W
Secondary school Puerto Williams, Chile[4] 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W
University National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina[5] 54°48′57″S 68°19′04″W / 54.81583°S 68.31778°W
Tourist office Puerto Williams,[6] Chile 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W
Automated teller machine McMurdo Station, Antarctica[7] 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E
Public post office Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica[8] 64°49′S 63°30′W / 64.817°S 63.500°W
Cinema Jubany Base, Antarctic Peninsula 62°14′S 58°40′W / 62.233°S 58.667°W
Ski resort Cerro Castor, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina[9] 54°43′S 68°00′W / 54.717°S 68.000°W

Geography

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Body of Water (navigable) Bay of Whales, Ross Sea 78°30′S 164°20′W / 78.500°S 164.333°W
Land (Excluding Antarctica) Thule Island, South Sandwich Islands 59°31′50″S 27°23′50″W / 59.53056°S 27.39722°W
Land the Geographic South Pole, Antarctica 90°00′S 00°00′W / 90.000°S -0.000°E

Nature

Animals

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
South Polar Skua seen at the South Pole[10] 90°00′S 00°00′W / 90.000°S -0.000°E

Plants

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Flowering plants (in greenhouses) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[11] 90°00′S 139°16′W / 90.000°S 139.267°W
Grass and flowering plants (naturally occurring) Terra Firma Islands, Antarctica[12] 68°42′S 67°32′W / 68.700°S 67.533°W
Trees (naturally occurring) Hoste Island, Chile 55°20′S 68°50′W / 55.333°S 68.833°W
Palms (Nikau Rhopalostylis sapida, naturally occurring) Chatham Islands, New Zealand[13] 42°02′S 176°26′W / 42.033°S 176.433°W

Gardens, zoos and aquaria

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Penguin reserve Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve, Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, Chile[14] 52°55′S 70°35′W / 52.917°S 70.583°W

Religion

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Buddhist Stupa the Enlightenment Stupa at Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand[15] 45°51′S 170°39′E / 45.850°S 170.650°E
Cathedral El Sagrado Corazón, Roman Catholic Diocese of Punta Arenas, Punta Arenas, Chile[16] 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W
Mosque Southland Muslim Association, Invercargill, New Zealand[17] 46°24′S 168°23′E / 46.400°S 168.383°E
Synagogue Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand[18][19] 45°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.500°E
Church (regular) Trinity Church, Antarctica (Russian Orthodox Church), King George Island, Antarctica[20] 62°12′S 58°58′W / 62.200°S 58.967°W
Church (ice-made) permanent Catholic Church ice-made temple, Belgrano II Base, Antarctica[21][22] 77°52′S 34°37′W / 77.867°S 34.617°W
Hindu temple Centro Cultural y Templo Hindu, Punta Arenas, Chile[23] 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W

Science

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Nuclear power plant Atucha I, Argentina[24] 33°58′S 59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.200°W
Atucha II, Argentina 33°58′S 59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.200°W

Transportation

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Railway Southern Fuegian Railway (Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino) from Ushuaia to the Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina[25] 54°48′S 68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W
Seaport Winter Quarters Bay, McMurdo Station, Antarctica[26] 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E
International Airport Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport, Ushuaia, Argentina 54°50′S 068°17′W / 54.833°S 68.283°W
Metro station Plaza de los Virreyes (Buenos Aires Metro), Buenos Aires, Argentina 34°38′34.9″S 58°27′41.8″W / 34.643028°S 58.461611°W

Other

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Place of birth of a human (Emilio Marcos Palma (in 1978) and seven others) Esperanza Base, Antarctica[27] 63°24′S 57°00′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W

See also

References

  1. ↑ : : Dirección de Bienestar de la Armada de Chile : :
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. ↑ "Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego »". UNTDF. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ Wells Fargo has an ATM in Antarctica
  8. ↑ Antarctic Heritage Trust
  9. ↑ Cerro Castor: esquí en el Fin del Mundo Revista Magna.
  10. ↑ Skuas - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection
  11. ↑ UA, Tempe company bring veggies to South Pole
  12. ↑ "Frozen Under." National Geographic Magazine.
  13. ↑ Bushmansfriend: Forest walks, Nature Photography & NZ Flora - Native Plant Information - New Zealand, native trees,natives,shrubs,information
  14. ↑ Penguins of Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Chile
  15. ↑ Dhargyey Buddhist Centre Home Page
  16. ↑ Obispado de Punta Arenas
  17. ↑ "Southland Muslim Association Inc, Invercargill, 9810, New Zealand - Islamic Centers, Masjids Mosques, Muslim Owned Businesses, Islamic Schools and Colleges". Islamicfinder.org. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  18. ↑ NZ Jewish Archives - Temple Sinai
  19. ↑ Google Books: The New Zealand Jewish Community By Stephen I. Levine
  20. ↑ Cary Johnston, Sean Thomas (June 18, 2011). "Southernmost Russian Orthodox Church – comfort in the cold". RT.com. Retrieved October 10, 2010. ...This makes the Trinity Church the southernmost Russian Orthodox church on the planet.
  21. ↑ Church in ice cave at Belgrano II station, Antarctica
  22. ↑ Mass at ice church in Belgrano II Base
  23. ↑
  24. ↑ Nucleoeléctrica Argentina (in Spanish)
  25. ↑ El Tren del Fin del Mundo: Official site
  26. ↑ Klein, Andrew G.; Kennicutt, Mahlon C.; Wolff, Gary A.; Sweet, Steve T.; Bloxom, Tiffany; Gielstra, Dianna A.; 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.
  27. ↑ Times On Line article on Antarctica