List of southernmost items
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The most southerly geographical features of various types are listed here.
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Cities and settlements
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
Capital (of an independent nation) | ![]() |
41°17′20″S 174°46′38″E |
Permanent settlement of any size | ![]() |
90°S 0°E |
Settlement capable of housing more than 1,000 people[1] | ![]() |
77°51′S 166°40′E |
Hamlet (excluding research stations) | ![]() |
55°5′0″S 67°4′30″W |
Town > 1,000 people | ![]() |
54°56′S 67°37′W |
City > 50,000 people | ![]() |
54°48′S 68°18′W |
City > 100,000 people | ![]() |
53°10′S 70°56′W |
City > 150,000 people | ![]() |
45°51′53″S 67°28′51″W |
City > 250,000 people | ![]() |
43°31′48″S 172°37′13″E |
City > 500,000 people | ![]() |
38°00′S 57°33′W |
Metropolitan area > 5,000,000 people | ![]() |
37°48′49″S 144°57′47″E |
Metropolitan area > 15,000,000 people | ![]() |
34°36′12″S 58°22′54″W |
Metropolitan area > 20,000,000 people | ![]() |
23°33′06″S 46°38′01″W |
Geography
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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°04′E |
The southernmost point of 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 |
---|---|---|
Bird: South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) | seen at the South Pole[2] | 90°S 0°E |
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 |
Land mammal: Olive grass mouse (Abrothrix olivacea) | Hornos Island, Chile[6] | 55°56′38.68″S 67°17′21″W |
Marsupial: Patagonian opossum (Lestodelphys halli) | Estancia La Madrugada, Argentina[7] | 47°06′00″S 66°29′01″W |
Reptile: Liolaemus magellanicus | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego[8] | 52°22′57″S 68°24′36″W |
Insect: Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) | Refuge Islands[9][10] | 68°21′S 67°10′W |
Fish: Gymnoscopelus nicholsi, Gymnoscopelus braueri, Electrona antarctica | Ross Sea[11] | 75th parallel south |
Plants
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
Flowering plants (in greenhouses) | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[12] | 90°00′S 139°16′W |
Ferns (Blechnum penna-marina, naturally occurring) | Hornos Island, Chile[13] | 55°56′38.68″S 67°16′51″W |
Grass and flowering plants (naturally occurring) | Terra Firma Islands, Antarctica[14] | 68°42′S 67°32′W |
Trees (Nothofagus betuloides, naturally occurring) | Hornos Island, Chile[15] | 55°58′S 67°15′W |
Conifers (Pilgerodendron uviferum, naturally occurring) | Tierra del Fuego, Chile[16][17] | 54°20′S 70°7′W |
Palms (nikau (Rhopalostylis sapida), naturally occurring) | Chatham Islands, New Zealand[18] | 44°02′S 176°26′W |
Agriculture
Education
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
International Baccalaureate school | John McGlashan College, Dunedin, New Zealand[25] | 45°51′17″S 170°29′55″E |
University | National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina[26] | 54°48′57″S 68°19′04″W |
Kindergarten | Puerto Williams,[27] Chile | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W |
Secondary school | Puerto Williams, Chile[28] | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W |
Primary school | Escuela Nº 38 "Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín", Esperanza Base, Antarctica[29] | 63°24′S 57°00′W |
Science and technology
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
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 | Tūhura Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand[30] | 45°51′56″S 170°30′38″E |
Nuclear power plant | Atucha I, Argentina[31] | 33°58′S 59°12′W |
Atucha II, Argentina[citation needed] | 33°58′S 59°12′W |
Historical sites and archaeological findings
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
Prehistoric archaeological site | Yaghan people's Cape Horn hunting camp,[32] Chile. | 55°58′19″S 67°15′50″W |
Transportation
Summarize
Perspective
Recreation
Sport
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
Bowling club | Stewart Island Bowling Club, Oban, New Zealand[39] | 46°53′57″S 168°07′43″E |
Ski resort | Cerro Castor, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina[40] | 54°43′S 68°00′W |
Golf club | Ushuaia Golf Club, Ushuaia, Argentina[41] | 54°49′52″S 68°25′02″W |
Religious buildings
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
Church (ice-made) | Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Belgrano II Base, Antarctica[42][43] | 77°52′S 34°37′W |
Church (regular) | Trinity Church, Antarctica (Russian Orthodox Church), King George Island, Antarctica[citation needed] | 62°12′S 58°58′W |
Mormon church | Puerto Williams, Chile[44] | 54°56′S 67°37′W |
Cathedral | El Sagrado Corazón, Diocese of Punta Arenas, Punta Arenas, Chile[45] | 53°10′S 70°56′W |
Hindu temple | Centro Cultural y Templo Hindu, Punta Arenas, Chile[46] | 53°10′S 70°56′W |
Mosque | Southland Muslim Association, Invercargill, New Zealand[47] | 46°24′35″S 168°23′20″E |
Synagogue | Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand[48][49] | 45°52′S 170°30′E |
Buddhist stupa | the Enlightenment Stupa at Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand[50] | 45°51′S 170°39′E |
Sikh Gurdwara | New Zealand Sikh Society (Wellington), Lower Hutt, New Zealand[51] | 41°12′S 174°57′E |
Shops and service facilities
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
Tourist office | Puerto Williams,[52] Chile | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W |
Restaurant | Lodge Lakutaia,[53] Puerto Williams, Chile | 54°56′12″S 67°36′47″W |
Cinema | Jubany Base, Antarctic Peninsula[citation needed] | 62°14′S 58°40′W |
Public post office | Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica[54] | 64°49′S 63°30′W |
Bar | Faraday Bar,[55] Vernadsky Research Base, Antarctica | 65°14′45″S 64°15′27″W |
Automated teller machine | McMurdo Station, Antarctica[56] | 77°51′S 166°40′E |
International brand names
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
Mercedes-Benz retailer | Mario Bonetto Rodados y Servicios, Ushuaia, Argentina | 54°48′05″S 68°17′06″W |
Toyota retailer | Celentano Motors, Ushuaia, Argentina | 54°47′30″S 68°14′12″W |
Volkswagen retailer | Ushuaia, Argentina | 54°47′27″S 68°14′25″W |
Mobil petrol station | Invercargill, New Zealand | 46°25′46″S 168°21′42″E [57] |
Tesla retailer | Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand | 43°32′44″S 172°33′34″E [58] |
H&M | Christchurch Central, Christchurch, New Zealand | 43°32′00″S 172°38′16″E [59] |
Shell petrol station | Blackmans Bay, Tasmania, Australia | 43°00′00″S 147°19′13″E [60] |
Aldi | Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia | 38°36′15″S 145°35′34″E |
7-Eleven | Rosebud, Victoria, Australia | 38°21′25″S 144°54′04″E [61] |
ECCO | Moorabbin, Melbourne, Australia | 37°58′15″S 145°05′21″E [62] |
IKEA | Springvale, Melbourne, Australia | 37°55′36″S 145°08′36″E |
Zara | Chadstone Shopping Centre, Malvern East, Melbourne, Australia | 37°53′05″S 145°05′00″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[67] | |
Aviary | Queens Park Aviary, Invercargill, New Zealand | 46°24′13″S 168°21′37″E |
Botanical garden | Jardín Botánico de Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Argentina[68] | 54°47′07″S 68°16′56″W |
Other
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
---|---|---|
UNESCO world heritage site (natural) | French Austral Land and Seas[69] | 90°00′S 45°00′E (southernmost Point) |
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) | Cueva de las Manos, Argentina[70] | 47°09′S 70°40′W |
Skyscraper (>100 m) | Majestic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand | 41°17′19″S 174°46′27″E |
Opera house | Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru, New Zealand | 45°05′55″S 170°58′13″E |
High-rise building | Cue Building,[71] Invercargill, New Zealand | 46°24′40″S 168°20′57″E |
Mine | Invierno mine, Riesco Island, Chile[72] | 52°52′12″S 71°37′31″W |
Brewery | Cerveza Artesanal Beagle, Ushuaia, Argentina[73] | 54°47′24″S 68°15′57″W |
Lighthouse | Monumental Cabo de Hornos, Hornos Island, Chile[74] | 55°57′54″S 67°13′12″W |
Bell tower | Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church, Milton, New Zealand | 46°07′22″S 169°57′25″E |
Place of birth of a human | Esperanza Base, Antarctica (Emilio Marcos Palma in 1978 and seven others) [75] | 63°24′S 57°00′W |
Cemetery | Buromskiy Island, Antarctica[76] | 66°32′S 93°00′E |
See also
References
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