List of southernmost items
The most southerly geographical features of various types are listed here.
Cities and settlements
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Capital (of an independent nation) | Wellington, New Zealand | 41°17′20″S 174°46′38″E |
Permanent settlement of any size | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica | 90°S 0°E |
Settlement capable of housing more than 1,000 people[1] | McMurdo Station, Antarctica | 77°51′S 166°40′E |
Town > 1,000 people | Puerto Williams, Chile | 54°56′S 67°37′W |
City > 50,000 people | Ushuaia, Argentina | 54°48′S 68°18′W |
City > 100,000 people | Punta Arenas, Chile | 53°10′S 70°56′W |
City > 250,000 people | Christchurch, New Zealand | 43°31′48″S 172°37′13″E |
City > 500,000 people | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 38°00′S 57°33′W |
Metropolitan area > 5,000,000 people | Melbourne, Australia | 37°48′49″S 144°57′47″E |
Metropolitan area > 15,000,000 people | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 34°36′12″S 58°22′54″W |
Metropolitan area > 20,000,000 people | São Paulo, Brazil | 23°33′06″S 46°38′01″W |
Geography
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Body of water (navigable) | Bay of Whales, Ross Sea | 78°30′S 164°20′W |
Land (excluding Antarctica) | Thule Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 59°31′50″S 27°23′50″W |
Islands
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Any island (above sea level) | Deverall Island | 81°28′S 161°54′E |
Any island (with bare rock, not ice-covered) | Ross Island | 77°50′S 166°40′E |
Any size excluding Antarctica | Thule Island | 59°27′S 27°18′W |
Island > 10,000 km2 excluding Antarctica | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina/Chile | 55°02′S 56°27′W |
Island > 100,000 km2 | South Island, New Zealand | 46°40′S 169°00′E |
Coral atoll | Elizabeth Reef, Australia | 29°57′S 159°4′E |
Berkner Island is further south than any of these, but its bedrock lies entirely below sea level, with only its ice covering rising above.
Nature
Animals
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Bird: South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) | seen at the South Pole[2] | 90°00′S 00°00′W |
Amphibian: Gray four-eyed frog (Pleurodema bufoninum) | Southern tip of South America[3] | 53°54′S 71°18′W |
Mammal: Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) | Southern Ocean[4][5] | 80th parallel south |
Marsupial: Patagonian opossum (Lestodelphys halli) | Estancia La Madrugada, Argentina[6] | 47.1°S 66.48361°W |
Reptile: Liolaemus magellanicus | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego[7] | 52.382367°S 68.409956°W |
Insect: Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) | Refuge Islands[8][9] | 68°21′S 67°10′W |
Fish: Gymnoscopelus nicholsi, Gymnoscopelus braueri, Electrona antarctica | Ross Sea[10] | 75th parallel south |
Plants
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Flowering plants (in greenhouses) | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[11] | 90°00′S 139°16′W |
Grass and flowering plants (naturally occurring) | Terra Firma Islands, Antarctica[12] | 68°42′S 67°32′W |
Trees (Nothofagus betuloides, naturally occurring) | Hornos Island, Chile[13] | 55°58′S 67°15′W |
Conifers (Pilgerodendron uviferum, naturally occurring) | Tierra del Fuego, Chile[14][15] | 54°20′S 70°7′W |
Palms (nikau (Rhopalostylis sapida), naturally occurring) | Chatham Islands, New Zealand[16] | 44°02′S 176°26′W |
Agriculture
Education
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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International Baccalaureate school | John McGlashan College, Dunedin, New Zealand[23] | 45°51′17″S 170°29′55″E |
University | National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina[24] | 54°48′57″S 68°19′04″W |
Kindergarten | Puerto Williams,[25] Chile | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W |
Secondary school | Puerto Williams, Chile[26] | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W |
Primary school | Escuela Nº 38 "Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín", Esperanza Base, Antarctica[27] | 63°24′S 57°00′W |
Science and technology
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Astronomical observatory | South Pole Telescope, Antarctica | 90°S 0°E |
Permanent scientific research station |
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica | 90°S 0°E |
Planetarium | Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand[28] | 45.865678°S 170.510471°E |
Nuclear power plant | Atucha I, Argentina[29] | 33°58′S 59°12′W |
Atucha II, Argentina | 33°58′S 59°12′W |
Historical sites and archaeological findings
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Prehistoric archaeological site | Yaghan people's Cape Horn hunting camp,[30] Chile. | 55.97183°S 67.264006°W |
Transportation
Recreation
Sport
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Bowling club | Stewart Island Bowling Club, Oban, New Zealand[37] | 46.899224°S 168.128746°E |
Ski resort | Cerro Castor, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina[38] | 54°43′S 68°00′W |
Golf club | Ushuaia Golf Club, Ushuaia, Argentina[39] | 54.831183°S 68.417283°E |
Religious buildings
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Church (ice-made) | Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Belgrano II Base, Antarctica[40][41] | 77°52′S 34°37′W |
Church (regular) | Trinity Church, Antarctica (Russian Orthodox Church), King George Island, Antarctica | 62°12′S 58°58′W |
Mormon church | Puerto Williams, Chile[42] | 54°56′S 67°37′W |
Cathedral | El Sagrado Corazón, Diocese of Punta Arenas, Punta Arenas, Chile[43] | 53°10′S 70°56′W |
Hindu temple | Centro Cultural y Templo Hindu, Punta Arenas, Chile[44] | 53°10′S 70°56′W |
Mosque | Southland Muslim Association, Invercargill, New Zealand[45] | 46°24′35″S 168°23′20″E |
Synagogue | Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand[46][47] | 45°52′S 170°30′E |
Buddhist stupa | the Enlightenment Stupa at Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand[48] | 45°51′S 170°39′E |
Sikh Gurdwara | New Zealand Sikh Society (Wellington), Lower Hutt, New Zealand[49] | 41°12′S 174°57′E |
Shops and service facilities
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Tourist office | Puerto Williams,[50] Chile | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W |
Restaurant | Lodge Lakutaia,[51] Puerto Williams, Chile | 54.936789°S 67.613039°W |
Cinema | Jubany Base, Antarctic Peninsula | 62°14′S 58°40′W |
Public post office | Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica[52] | 64°49′S 63°30′W |
Bar | Faraday Bar,[53] Vernadsky Research Base, Antarctica | 65.245747°S 64.257391°W |
Automated teller machine | McMurdo Station, Antarctica[54] | 77°51′S 166°40′E |
International brand names
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Mobil petrol station | Invercargill, New Zealand | 46°25′46″S 168°21′42″E [55] |
H&M | Christchurch, New Zealand | 43°32′00″S 172°38′16″E [56] |
Shell petrol station | Blackmans Bay, Tasmania, Australia | 43°00′00″S 147°19′13″E [57] |
7-Eleven | Rosebud, Victoria, Australia | 38°21′25″S 144°54′04″E [58] |
ECCO | Moorabbin, Melbourne, Australia | 37°58′15″S 145°05′21″E [59] |
IKEA | Springvale, Melbourne, Australia | 37°55′36″S 145°08′36″E |
Franchised food brands
Gardens/parks, zoos and aquaria
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
National park | Cabo de Hornos National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile | 55°49′58″S 67°25′58″W |
Penguin reserve | Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve, Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, Chile[64] | |
Aviary | Queens Park Aviary, Invercargill, New Zealand | 46°24′13″S 168°21′37″E |
Botanical garden | Jardín Botánico de Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Argentina[65] | 54°47′6.5″S 68°16′56″W |
Other
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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UNESCO world heritage site (natural) | French Austral Land and Seas[66] | 90°00′S 45°00′E (southernmost Point) |
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) | Cueva de las Manos, Argentina[67] | 47°9′S 70°40′W |
Skyscraper (>100 m) | Majestic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand | 41.288501°S 174.774296°E |
Opera house | Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand | 41.2915°S 174.7778°E |
High-rise building | Cue Building,[68] Invercargill, New Zealand | 46.4110°S 168.3493°E |
Mine | Invierno mine, Riesco Island, Chile[69] | 52°52′11.92″S 71°37′31.13″W |
Brewery | Cerveza Artesanal Beagle, Ushuaia, Argentina[70] | 54.789983°S 68.265745°W |
Lighthouse | Monumental Cabo de Hornos, Hornos Island, Chile[71] | 55°57′54″S 67°13′12″W |
Bell tower | First Church of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand[72] | 45.8760°S 170.5047°E |
Place of birth of a human | Esperanza Base, Antarctica (Emilio Marcos Palma in 1978 and seven others) [73] | 63°24′S 57°00′W |
Cemetery | Buromskiy Island, Antarctica[74] | 66°32′S 93°0′E |
See also
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