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 farther south than latitude 45°S. They are closely related to the Southern Ocean or either the Roaring Forties or Furious Fifties.

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[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'. The three contending cities are from north to south:

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.

RankSettlement nameCountryPopulationLatitude/longitude
1Puerto Williams Chile2,874[14]54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617
2Ushuaia Argentina56,95654°48′S 68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300
3Tolhuin Argentina3,00454°32′S 67°12′W / 54.533°S 67.200°W / -54.533; -67.200
4Río Grande Argentina55,23153°47′S 67°42′W / 53.783°S 67.700°W / -53.783; -67.700
5Porvenir Chile4,80753°17′S 70°22′W / 53.283°S 70.367°W / -53.283; -70.367
6Punta Arenas Chile130,13653°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933
7Puerto Natales Chile19,11651°44′S 72°31′W / 51.733°S 72.517°W / -51.733; -72.517
8Stanley Falkland Islands (UK)2,11551°41′S 57°51′W / 51.683°S 57.850°W / -51.683; -57.850
9Veintiocho de Noviembre Argentina4,68651°39′S 69°13′W / 51.650°S 69.217°W / -51.650; -69.217
10Río Gallegos Argentina110,43551°38′S 69°13′W / 51.633°S 69.217°W / -51.633; -69.217
11Río Turbio Argentina6,65051°31′S 72°17′W / 51.517°S 72.283°W / -51.517; -72.283
11El Calafate Argentina6,41050°19′S 72°17′W / 50.317°S 72.283°W / -50.317; -72.283
12Puerto Santa Cruz Argentina3,39750°01′S 68°31′W / 50.017°S 68.517°W / -50.017; -68.517
13Comandante Luis Piedrabuena Argentina4,17549°50′S 68°54′W / 49.833°S 68.900°W / -49.833; -68.900
14Gobernador Gregores Argentina2,51949°48′S 68°37′W / 49.800°S 68.617°W / -49.800; -68.617
15Puerto San Julián Argentina6,14349°18′S 67°43′W / 49.300°S 67.717°W / -49.300; -67.717
16Puerto Deseado Argentina10,23747°45′S 65°55′W / 47.750°S 65.917°W / -47.750; -65.917
17Cochrane Chile2,21747°15′S 72°34′W / 47.250°S 72.567°W / -47.250; -72.567
18Pico Truncado Argentina14,98546°47′S 67°58′W / 46.783°S 67.967°W / -46.783; -67.967
19Bluff New Zealand1,85046°36′S 168°20′E / 46.600°S 168.333°E / -46.600; 168.333
20Perito Moreno Argentina3,58846°36′S 70°55′W / 46.600°S 70.917°W / -46.600; -70.917
21Las Heras Argentina10,68846°33′S 68°57′W / 46.550°S 68.950°W / -46.550; -68.950
22Los Antiguos Argentina2,04746°32′S 71°37′W / 46.533°S 71.617°W / -46.533; -71.617
23Chile Chico Chile3,04246°32′S 71°43′W / 46.533°S 71.717°W / -46.533; -71.717
24Caleta Olivia Argentina36,07746°26′S 67°32′W / 46.433°S 67.533°W / -46.433; -67.533
25Invercargill New Zealand52,90046°25′S 168°18′E / 46.417°S 168.300°E / -46.417; 168.300
26Riverton New Zealand1,90046°21′S 168°01′E / 46.350°S 168.017°E / -46.350; 168.017
27Balclutha New Zealand4,10446°14′S 169°45′E / 46.233°S 169.750°E / -46.233; 169.750
28Mataura New Zealand1,74046°11′S 168°52′E / 46.183°S 168.867°E / -46.183; 168.867
29Winton New Zealand2,10046°08′S 168°20′E / 46.133°S 168.333°E / -46.133; 168.333
30Milton New Zealand2,00046°07′S 169°58′E / 46.117°S 169.967°E / -46.117; 169.967
31Gore New Zealand9,73046°05′S 168°56′E / 46.083°S 168.933°E / -46.083; 168.933
32Rada Tilly Argentina6,20845°55′S 67°33′W / 45.917°S 67.550°W / -45.917; -67.550
33Comodoro Rivadavia Argentina182,63145°52′S 67°30′W / 45.867°S 67.500°W / -45.867; -67.500
34Dunedin New Zealand122,90045°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.500°E / -45.867; 170.500
35Río Mayo Argentina2,93945°40′S 70°16′W / 45.667°S 70.267°W / -45.667; -70.267
36Sarmiento Argentina8,02845°35′S 69°05′W / 45.583°S 69.083°W / -45.583; -69.083
37Waikouaiti New Zealand1,12545°35′S 170°40′E / 45.583°S 170.667°E / -45.583; 170.667
38Coihaique Chile50,04145°34′S 72°04′W / 45.567°S 72.067°W / -45.567; -72.067
39Puerto Chacabuco Chile1,24345°29′S 72°50′W / 45.483°S 72.833°W / -45.483; -72.833
40Te Anau New Zealand1,85745°25′S 167°43′E / 45.417°S 167.717°E / -45.417; 167.717
41Puerto Aisen Chile16,93645°24′S 72°41′W / 45.400°S 72.683°W / -45.400; -72.683
42Alexandra New Zealand4,82745°14′S 169°22′E / 45.233°S 169.367°E / -45.233; 169.367
43Clyde New Zealand1,01145°11′S 169°19′E / 45.183°S 169.317°E / -45.183; 169.317
44Ranfurly New Zealand1,06045°08′S 170°06′E / 45.133°S 170.100°E / -45.133; 170.100
45Oamaru New Zealand12,95045°05′S 170°58′E / 45.083°S 170.967°E / -45.083; 170.967
46Cromwell New Zealand4,08045°04′S 169°20′E / 45.067°S 169.333°E / -45.067; 169.333
47Queenstown New Zealand10,44245°01′S 168°39′E / 45.017°S 168.650°E / -45.017; 168.650
48Alto Río Senguer Argentina1,45445°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[23] 2008
3 Puerto Toro Chile Hamlet 55°05′ S 36[24] 2002
4 Caleta Wulaia Chile Hamlet 55°02′ S ?
5 Caleta Eugenia Chile Hamlet 54°56′ S ?
6 Puerto Williams Chile Town [25] 54°56′ S 2,874[14] 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[26] 2010
10 Tolhuin Argentina Town 54°31′ S 3,004[27]
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[24] 2002

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.[28]

The full list is available at: Research stations in Antarctica

See also

References

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  17. http://www.infinito-sur.com/, retrieved 9 April 2012
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  19. Escritorio Estudiantes, retrieved 9 April 2012
  20. dibam, retrieved 9 April 2012
  21. Times Online
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  27. 4.0 Antarctica – Past and Present
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