Southernmost settlements

Location of Punta Arenas, Ushuaia and Puerto Williams in the southern tip of South America.

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.

Southernmost city

Main article: The southernmost city in the world

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^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] in Chile, with the latter being the absolute southernmost city by latitude (see table below). 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	Settlement name	Country	Population	Latitude/longitude
1	Puerto Williams	Chile	7003287400000000000♠2,874^[9]	54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617
2	Ushuaia	Argentina	7004569560000000000♠56,956	54°48′S 68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300
3	Tolhuin	Argentina	7003300400000000000♠3,004	54°32′S 67°12′W / 54.533°S 67.200°W / -54.533; -67.200
4	Río Grande	Argentina	7004552310000000000♠55,231	53°47′S 67°42′W / 53.783°S 67.700°W / -53.783; -67.700
5	Porvenir	Chile	7003480700000000000♠4,807	53°17′S 70°22′W / 53.283°S 70.367°W / -53.283; -70.367
6	Punta Arenas	Chile	7005130136000000000♠130,136	53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933
7	Puerto Natales	Chile	7004191160000000000♠19,116	51°44′S 72°31′W / 51.733°S 72.517°W / -51.733; -72.517
8	Stanley	Falkland Islands (UK)	7003211500000000000♠2,115	51°41′S 57°51′W / 51.683°S 57.850°W / -51.683; -57.850
9	Veintiocho de Noviembre	Argentina	7003468600000000000♠4,686	51°39′S 69°13′W / 51.650°S 69.217°W / -51.650; -69.217
10	Río Gallegos	Argentina	7005110435000000000♠110,435	51°38′S 69°13′W / 51.633°S 69.217°W / -51.633; -69.217
11	Río Turbio	Argentina	7003665000000000000♠6,650	51°31′S 72°17′W / 51.517°S 72.283°W / -51.517; -72.283
11	El Calafate	Argentina	7003641000000000000♠6,410	50°19′S 72°17′W / 50.317°S 72.283°W / -50.317; -72.283
12	Puerto Santa Cruz	Argentina	7003339700000000000♠3,397	50°01′S 68°31′W / 50.017°S 68.517°W / -50.017; -68.517
13	Comandante Luis Piedrabuena	Argentina	7003417500000000000♠4,175	49°50′S 68°54′W / 49.833°S 68.900°W / -49.833; -68.900
14	Gobernador Gregores	Argentina	7003251900000000000♠2,519	49°48′S 68°37′W / 49.800°S 68.617°W / -49.800; -68.617
15	Puerto San Julián	Argentina	7003614300000000000♠6,143	49°18′S 67°43′W / 49.300°S 67.717°W / -49.300; -67.717
16	Puerto Deseado	Argentina	7004102370000000000♠10,237	47°45′S 65°55′W / 47.750°S 65.917°W / -47.750; -65.917
17	Cochrane	Chile	7003221700000000000♠2,217	47°15′S 72°34′W / 47.250°S 72.567°W / -47.250; -72.567
18	Pico Truncado	Argentina	7004149850000000000♠14,985	46°47′S 67°58′W / 46.783°S 67.967°W / -46.783; -67.967
19	Bluff	New Zealand	7003185000000000000♠1,850	46°36′S 168°20′E / 46.600°S 168.333°E / -46.600; 168.333
20	Perito Moreno	Argentina	7003358800000000000♠3,588	46°36′S 70°55′W / 46.600°S 70.917°W / -46.600; -70.917
21	Las Heras	Argentina	7004106880000000000♠10,688	46°33′S 68°57′W / 46.550°S 68.950°W / -46.550; -68.950
22	Los Antiguos	Argentina	7003204700000000000♠2,047	46°32′S 71°37′W / 46.533°S 71.617°W / -46.533; -71.617
23	Chile Chico	Chile	7003304200000000000♠3,042	46°32′S 71°43′W / 46.533°S 71.717°W / -46.533; -71.717
24	Caleta Olivia	Argentina	7004360770000000000♠36,077	46°26′S 67°32′W / 46.433°S 67.533°W / -46.433; -67.533
25	Invercargill	New Zealand	7004529000000000000♠52,900	46°25′S 168°18′E / 46.417°S 168.300°E / -46.417; 168.300
26	Riverton	New Zealand	7003190000000000000♠1,900	46°21′S 168°01′E / 46.350°S 168.017°E / -46.350; 168.017
27	Balclutha	New Zealand	7003410400000000000♠4,104	46°14′S 169°45′E / 46.233°S 169.750°E / -46.233; 169.750
28	Mataura	New Zealand	7003174000000000000♠1,740	46°11′S 168°52′E / 46.183°S 168.867°E / -46.183; 168.867
29	Winton	New Zealand	7003210000000000000♠2,100	46°08′S 168°20′E / 46.133°S 168.333°E / -46.133; 168.333
30	Milton	New Zealand	7003200000000000000♠2,000	46°07′S 169°58′E / 46.117°S 169.967°E / -46.117; 169.967
31	Gore	New Zealand	7003973000000000000♠9,730	46°05′S 168°56′E / 46.083°S 168.933°E / -46.083; 168.933
32	Rada Tilly	Argentina	7003620800000000000♠6,208	45°55′S 67°33′W / 45.917°S 67.550°W / -45.917; -67.550
33	Comodoro Rivadavia	Argentina	7005182631000000000♠182,631	45°52′S 67°30′W / 45.867°S 67.500°W / -45.867; -67.500
34	Dunedin	New Zealand	7005122900000000000♠122,900	45°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.500°E / -45.867; 170.500
35	Río Mayo	Argentina	7003293900000000000♠2,939	45°40′S 70°16′W / 45.667°S 70.267°W / -45.667; -70.267
36	Sarmiento	Argentina	7003802800000000000♠8,028	45°35′S 69°05′W / 45.583°S 69.083°W / -45.583; -69.083
37	Waikouaiti	New Zealand	7003112500000000000♠1,125	45°35′S 170°40′E / 45.583°S 170.667°E / -45.583; 170.667
38	Coihaique	Chile	7004500410000000000♠50,041	45°34′S 72°04′W / 45.567°S 72.067°W / -45.567; -72.067
39	Puerto Chacabuco	Chile	7003124300000000000♠1,243	45°29′S 72°50′W / 45.483°S 72.833°W / -45.483; -72.833
40	Te Anau	New Zealand	7003185700000000000♠1,857	45°25′S 167°43′E / 45.417°S 167.717°E / -45.417; 167.717
41	Puerto Aisen	Chile	7004169360000000000♠16,936	45°24′S 72°41′W / 45.400°S 72.683°W / -45.400; -72.683
42	Alexandra	New Zealand	7003482700000000000♠4,827	45°14′S 169°22′E / 45.233°S 169.367°E / -45.233; 169.367
43	Clyde	New Zealand	7003101100000000000♠1,011	45°11′S 169°19′E / 45.183°S 169.317°E / -45.183; 169.317
44	Ranfurly	New Zealand	7003106000000000000♠1,060	45°08′S 170°06′E / 45.133°S 170.100°E / -45.133; 170.100
45	Oamaru	New Zealand	7004129500000000000♠12,950	45°05′S 170°58′E / 45.083°S 170.967°E / -45.083; 170.967
46	Cromwell	New Zealand	7003408000000000000♠4,080	45°04′S 169°20′E / 45.067°S 169.333°E / -45.067; 169.333
47	Queenstown	New Zealand	7004104420000000000♠10,442	45°01′S 168°39′E / 45.017°S 168.650°E / -45.017; 168.650
48	Alto Río Senguer	Argentina	7003145400000000000♠1,454	45°01′S 70°49′W / 45.017°S 70.817°W / -45.017; -70.817

Southernmost settlements outside Antarctica

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

#	Location	Country	Settlement type	Latitude	Population	Population as of
1	Estación Naval Islas Diego Ramirez	Chile	Naval station	56°30' S	?
2	Estación Meteorológica de Cabo de Hornos	Chile	Weather station	55°59' S	4^[10]	2008
3	Puerto Toro	Chile	Hamlet	55°05' S	36^[11]	2002
4	Caleta Wulaia	Chile	Hamlet	55°02' S	?
5	Caleta Eugenia	Chile	Hamlet	54°56' S	?
6	Puerto Williams	Chile	Town ^[12]	54°56' S	2,874^[9]	2002
7	Puerto Navarino	Chile	Village	54°55' S	?
8	Puerto Almanza	Argentina	Village	54°52' S	200
9	Ushuaia	Argentina	City	54°48' S	56,956^[13]	2010
10	Tolhuin	Argentina	Town	54°31' S	3,004^[14]
11	Macquarie Island Station	Australia	Scientific research station	54°30' S	20 to 40
12	Grytviken	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Hamlet	54°19' S	up to 18
13	Río Grande	Argentina	City	53°45' S	67,038	2010
14	Porvenir	Chile	City	53°17' S	5,465
15	Punta Arenas	Chile	City	53°17' S	119,496^[11]	2002

The former Argentine base Corbeta Uruguay (59°28' S) in South Sandwich Islands was the southernmost settlement outside Antarctica from 1976–1982.

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.^[15]

The full list is available at: Research stations in Antarctica

References

↑ "Ushuaia ya no será la ciudad más austral del mundo". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
↑ Puerto Williams: ubicada entre Tierra del Fuego por el norte y el Cabo de Hornos por el sur , por lo tanto es la cuidad mas Austral del país y del mundo
↑ http://www.infinito-sur.com/, retrieved 9 April 2012
↑ Puerto Williams espera una gran temporada de centolla, retrieved 9 April 2012
↑ Escritorio Estudiantes, retrieved 9 April 2012
↑ dibam, retrieved 9 April 2012
↑ Times Online
↑ Website thisischile.cl Puerto Williams, the southernmost town in the world
1 2 WillySol. "Puerto Williams - Chile". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
↑ "Vida al fin del mundo: Una familia chilena haciendo soberanía en Cabo de Hornos". Emol. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
1 2 "DEMOGRAFÍA". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
↑ http://www.thisischile.cl/1116/2/249/puerto-williams,-the-southernmost-town-in-the-world/Article.aspx
↑ "INDEC (Argentine Ministry of Economics) 2010 Census results" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-21.
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↑ 4.0 Antarctica – Past and Present

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