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 / -41.28889; 174.77722 (Wellington, New Zealand) |
Permanent settlement of any size | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica | 90°S 0°E / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica) |
Settlement capable of housing more than 1,000 people[1] | McMurdo Station, Antarctica | 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica) |
City > 1,000 people | Puerto Williams, Chile | 54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617 (Puerto Williams, Chile) |
City > 50,000 people | Ushuaia, Argentina | 54°48′S 68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300 (Ushuaia, Argentina) |
City > 100,000 people | Punta Arenas, Chile | 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile) |
City > 1,000,000 people | Melbourne, Australia | 37°48′49″S 144°57′47″E / 37.81361°S 144.96306°E / -37.81361; 144.96306 (Melbourne, Australia) |
City > 10,000,000 people | São Paulo, Brazil | 23°33′0″S 46°38′0″W / 23.55000°S 46.63333°W / -23.55000; -46.63333 (São Paulo, Brazil) |
Shops and service facilities
Item |
Place |
Latitude/longitude |
Kindergarten |
Puerto Williams,[2] Chile |
54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Kindergarten in Puerto Williams) |
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) |
Cueva de las Manos, Argentina[3] |
47°9′S 70°40′W / 47.150°S 70.667°W / -47.150; -70.667 (Cueva de las Manos, Argentina) |
UNESCO world heritage site (natural) |
Macquarie Island, Australia[3] |
54°38′S 158°52′E / 54.633°S 158.867°E / -54.633; 158.867 (Macquarie Island, Australia) |
Primary school |
Escuela Nº 38 “Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín”, Esperanza Base, Antarctica[4] |
63°24′S 57°00′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W / -63.400; -57.000 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica) |
Secondary school |
Puerto Williams, Chile[5] |
54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Puerto Williams, Chile) |
University |
National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina[6] |
54°48′57″S 68°19′04″W / 54.81583°S 68.31778°W / -54.81583; -68.31778 (Ushuaia, Argentina) |
Tourist office |
Puerto Williams,[7] Chile |
54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Puerto Williams, Chile) |
Automated teller machine |
McMurdo Station, Antarctica[8] |
77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica) |
Public post office |
Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica[9] |
64°49′S 63°30′W / 64.817°S 63.500°W / -64.817; -63.500 (Port Lockroy, Antarctica) |
Cinema |
Jubany Base, Antarctic Peninsula |
62°14′S 58°40′W / 62.233°S 58.667°W / -62.233; -58.667 (Jubany) |
Ski resort |
Cerro Castor, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina[10] |
54°43′S 68°00′W / 54.717°S 68.000°W / -54.717; -68.000 (Cerro Castor) |
Fast food chains
Geography
Islands
Berkner Island is further South than any of these, but don't reach sea level and is fully ice covered and may be considered an under-sea mountatain. See also List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Nature
Animals
Plants
Gardens, zoos and aquaria
Religion
Item |
Place |
Latitude/longitude |
Church (ice-made) |
permanent Catholic Church ice-made temple, Belgrano II Base, Antarctica[19][20] |
77°52′S 34°37′W / 77.867°S 34.617°W / -77.867; -34.617 (Belgrano II Base, Antarctica) |
Church (regular) |
Trinity Church, Antarctica (Russian Orthodox Church), King George Island, Antarctica[21] |
62°12′S 58°58′W / 62.200°S 58.967°W / -62.200; -58.967 (King George Island, Antarctica) |
Cathedral |
El Sagrado Corazón, Roman Catholic Diocese of Punta Arenas, Punta Arenas, Chile[22] |
53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile) |
Hindu temple |
Centro Cultural y Templo Hindu, Punta Arenas, Chile[23] |
53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile) |
Mosque |
Southland Muslim Association, Invercargill, New Zealand[24] |
46°24′S 168°23′E / 46.400°S 168.383°E / -46.400; 168.383 (Invercargill, New Zealand) |
Synagogue |
Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand[25][26] |
45°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.500°E / -45.867; 170.500 (Dunedin, New Zealand) |
Buddhist stupa |
the Enlightenment Stupa at Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand[27] |
45°51′S 170°39′E / 45.850°S 170.650°E / -45.850; 170.650 (Portobello, New Zealand) |
Sikh Gurdwara |
New Zealand Sikh Society, Wellington, New Zealand, [28] |
41°07′39″S 174°52′49″E / 41.127512°S 174.880168°E / -41.127512; 174.880168 (New Zealand Sikh Society) |
Science
Transportation
Item |
Place |
Latitude/longitude |
Railway |
Southern Fuegian Railway (Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino) from Ushuaia to the Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina[30] |
54°48′S 68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300 (Ushuaia, Argentina) |
Seaport |
Winter Quarters Bay, McMurdo Station, Antarctica[31] |
77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica) |
International airport |
Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport, Ushuaia, Argentina |
54°50′S 068°17′W / 54.833°S 68.283°W / -54.833; -68.283 (Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport) |
Airfield (permanent, no scheduled flights) |
Jack F. Paulus Skiway at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica |
89°59′22″S 1°0′0″W / 89.98944°S 1.00000°W / -89.98944; -1.00000 (Jack F. Paulus Skiway, Antarctica) |
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 / -34.643028; -58.461611 (Plaza de los Virreyes metro station) |
Other
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1997/antpanel/4past.htm
- ↑ : : Dirección de Bienestar de la Armada de Chile : :
- 1 2 World Heritage List and List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
- ↑ Page of Escuela Nº 38, province of Tierra del Fuego, department of Antártida Argentina
- ↑ http://www.municipalidadcabodehornos.cl/Paginas/liceo/t_director.htm
- ↑ "Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego »". UNTDF. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ↑ Archived January 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Wells Fargo has an ATM in Antarctica
- ↑ Antarctic Heritage Trust
- ↑ Cerro Castor: esquí en el Fin del Mundo Revista Magna.
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- ↑ Skuas - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection
- ↑ UA, Tempe company bring veggies to South Pole
- ↑ "Frozen Under." National Geographic Magazine.
- ↑ Bushmansfriend: Forest walks, Nature Photography & NZ Flora - Native Plant Information - New Zealand, native trees,natives,shrubs,information
- ↑ Penguins of Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Chile
- ↑ Church in ice cave at Belgrano II station, Antarctica
- ↑ Mass at ice church in Belgrano II Base
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Obispado de Punta Arenas
- ↑ Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ NZ Jewish Archives - Temple Sinai
- ↑ Google Books: The New Zealand Jewish Community By Stephen I. Levine
- ↑ Dhargyey Buddhist Centre Home Page
- ↑
- ↑ Nucleoeléctrica Argentina (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Tren del Fin del Mundo: Official site
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Times On Line article on Antarctica
- Moore, D. M. (1983). Flora of Tierra del Fuego.