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[edit] Cities and settlements

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Permanent settlement of any size Amundsen-Scott Base, Antarctica[citation needed] 90°00′S 139°16′E / 90°S 139.267°E / -90; 139.267 (Amundsen-Scott Base, Antarctica)
Civilian settlement of any size Base Esperanza, Argentina[citation needed] 63°24′S 56°59′W / 63.4°S 56.983°W / -63.4; -56.983 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica)
City > 1,000 people Puerto Williams, Chile[citation needed] 54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617 (Puerto Williams (> 1000 people), Chile)
City > 50,000 people Ushuaia, Argentina[citation needed] 54°48′S 68°18′W / 54.8°S 68.3°W / -54.8; -68.3 (Ushuaia (> 50,000 people), Argentina)
City > 100,000 people Punta Arenas, Chile[citation needed] 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas (> 100,000 people), Chile)
City > 500,000 people Mar Del Plata, Argentina[citation needed] 38°0′S 57°33′W / 38°S 57.55°W / -38; -57.55 (Mar Del Plata (> 500,000 people), Argentina)
City > 1,000,000 people Melbourne, Australia[citation needed] 37°48′S 144°57′E / 37.8°S 144.95°E / -37.8; 144.95 (Melbourne (> 1,000,000 people), Australia)
Capital (of an independent nation) Wellington, New Zealand[citation needed] 41°17′S 174°47′E / 41.283°S 174.783°E / -41.283; 174.783 (Wellington (independent nation), New Zealand)
Capital (of a constituent country) Nouméa, New Caledonia[citation needed] 22°16′33″S 166°27′29″E / 22.27583°S 166.45806°E / -22.27583; 166.45806 (Nouméa, New Caledonia)
See also: Southernmost settlements and Southernmost European settlement of the world

[edit] Shops and service facilities

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Kindergarten Puerto Williams[1], Chile 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.6166667°W / -54.93306; -67.6166667 (Kindergarten in Puerto Williams)
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) Cueva de las Manos, Argentina[2] 47°9′S 70°40′W / 47.15°S 70.667°W / -47.15; -70.667 (Cueva de las Manos, Argentina)
UNESCO world heritage site (natural) Macquarie Island, Australia[2] 54°38′S 158°52′E / 54.633°S 158.867°E / -54.633; 158.867 (Macquarie Island, Australia)
Restaurant (Depending on definition) Galley at Amundsen-Scott station, Antarctica; Camblor, Puerto Williams, Chile[citation needed]
Primary school Escuela Nº 38 “Presidente Julio A. Roca”, Esperanza Base, Argentina, Antarctica[3] 63°24′S 57°00′W / 63.4°S 57°W / -63.4; -57 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica)
Secondary school Puerto Williams, Chile[4] 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.6166667°W / -54.93306; -67.6166667 (Puerto Williams, Chile)
University Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina[5] 54°48′57″S 68°19′04″W / 54.81583°S 68.31778°W / -54.81583; -68.31778 (Ushuaia, Argentina)
Tourist office Puerto Williams[6], Chile 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.6166667°W / -54.93306; -67.6166667 (Puerto Williams, Chile)
Automated teller machine McMurdo Station, Antarctica[7] 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.85°S 166.667°E / -77.85; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica)
Public Post office Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica[8] 64°49′S 63°30′W / 64.817°S 63.5°W / -64.817; -63.5 (Port Lockroy, Antarctica)
Bank Villa Las Estrellas, Chile, Antarctica[citation needed] 62°12′1″S 58°57′55″W / 62.20028°S 58.96528°W / -62.20028; -58.96528 (Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica)
Public Library Villa Las Estrellas, Chile, Antarctica[citation needed] 62°12′1″S 58°57′55″W / 62.20028°S 58.96528°W / -62.20028; -58.96528 (Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica)
Hotel Villa Las Estrellas, Chile, Antarctica[citation needed] 62°12′1″S 58°57′55″W / 62.20028°S 58.96528°W / -62.20028; -58.96528 (Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica)
Diplomatic mission Chilean consulate at Ushuaia, Argentina[citation needed] 54°48′S 68°18′W / 54.8°S 68.3°W / -54.8; -68.3 (Ushuaia, Argentina)
Cinema Jubany Base, Antarctic Peninsula. |62°14′S 58°40′W / 62.233°S 58.667°W / -62.233; -58.667 (Jubany, Antarctic Peninsula)

[edit] Geography

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Land (ice-covered) the Geographic South Pole, Antarctica 90°00′S 00°00′W / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (South Pole, Antarctica)

[edit] Nature

[edit] Animals

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Penguin A variety of species lives on or near to Antarctica[citation needed]
South Polar Skua seen at the South Pole[9] 90°00′S 00°00′W / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (South Pole, Antarctica)

[edit] Plants

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Flowering plants (in greenhouses) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[10]) 90°00′S 139°16′W / 90°S 139.267°W / -90; -139.267 (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica)
Palms (Nikau Rhopalostylis sapida, naturally occurring) Chatham Islands, New Zealand[11] 42°02′S 176°26′W / 42.033°S 176.433°W / -42.033; -176.433 (Chathman Islands, New Zealand)

[edit] Gardens, zoos and aquaria

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Penguin reserve Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve, Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, Chile[12] 52°55′S 70°35′W / 52.917°S 70.583°W / -52.917; -70.583 (Magdalena Island, Chile)

[edit] Religion

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Buddhist Stupa the Enlightenment Stupa at Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand[13] 45°51′S 170°39′E / 45.85°S 170.65°E / -45.85; 170.65 (Portobello, New Zealand)
Cathedral Sagrado Corazón Catedral, Punta Arenas, Chile[14] 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile)
Mosque Al Huda Mosque, Dunedin, New Zealand[15] 45°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.5°E / -45.867; 170.5 (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Synagogue Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand[16][17] 45°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.5°E / -45.867; 170.5 (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Church (regular) Trinity Church (Russian Orthodox Christian), King George Island, Antarctica[18] 62°12′S 58°58′W / 62.2°S 58.967°W / -62.2; -58.967 (King George Island, Antarctica)
Church (ice-made) permanent Roman Catholic 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)
Hindu temple Centro Cultural y Templo Hindu, Punta Arenas, Chile[21] 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile)

[edit] Science

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Nuclear power plant Atucha I, Argentina[22] 33°58′S 59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.2°W / -33.967; -59.2 (Atucha I Nuclear Power Plant, Argentina)

[edit] Transportation

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Railway Southern Fuegian Railway (Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino) from Ushuaia to the Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina[citation needed]
Narrow gauge railway Dumont d'Urville Station, Antarctica[23] 66°40′S 140°01′E / 66.667°S 140.017°E / -66.667; 140.017 (Dumont d'Urville Station, Antarctica)
Seaport Winter Quarters Bay, McMurdo Station, Antarctica[24] 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.85°S 166.667°E / -77.85; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica)
Airport (permanent, no scheduled flights) Jack F. Paulus Skiway at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[citation needed] 90°00′S 00°00′W / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (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)

[edit] Other

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Place of birth of a human (Emilio Marcos Palma (in 1978) and seven others) Esperanza Base, Antarctica[25] 63°24′S 57°00′W / 63.4°S 57°W / -63.4; -57 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ : : Dirección de Bienestar de la Armada de Chile : :
  2. ^ a b World Heritage List and List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
  3. ^ Page of Escuela Nº 38, province of Tierra del Fuego, department of Antártida Argentina
  4. ^ http://www.municipalidadcabodehornos.cl/Paginas/liceo/t_director.htm
  5. ^ http://www.untdf.edu.ar
  6. ^ http://www.infohub.com/destinations/south-america/Argentina/Puerto-Williams/
  7. ^ Wells Fargo has an ATM in Antarctica
  8. ^ Antarctic Heritage Trust
  9. ^ Skuas - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection
  10. ^ UA, Tempe company bring veggies to South Pole
  11. ^ Bushmansfriend: Forest walks, Nature Photography & NZ Flora - Native Plant Information - New Zealand, native trees,natives,shrubs,information
  12. ^ Penguins of Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Chile
  13. ^ Dhargyey Buddhist Centre Home Page
  14. ^ Obispado de Punta Arenas
  15. ^ Al Huda Mosque, Dunedin, New Zealand
  16. ^ NZ Jewish Archives - Temple Sinai
  17. ^ Google Books: The New Zealand Jewish Community By Stephen I. Levine
  18. ^ Cary Johnston, Sean Thomas (June 18, 2011). "Southernmost Russian Orthodox Church – comfort in the cold". RT.com. http://rt.com/news/southernmost-orthodox-church-svetlana/. Retrieved October 10, 2010. "...This makes the Trinity Church the southernmost Russian Orthodox church on the planet." 
  19. ^ Church in ice cave at Belgrano II station, Antarctica
  20. ^ Mass at ice church in Belgrano II Base
  21. ^ [1][dead link]
  22. ^ Nucleoeléctrica Argentina (in Spanish)
  23. ^ "A concise account of Signy Base 'H'". David Rootes. British Antarctic Survey. 1988. http://www.railwaysofthefarsouth.co.uk/11bwhalingstatio.html. Retrieved 2008-12-07.  ]
  24. ^ Klein, Andrew G.; Kennicutt, Mahlon C.; Wolff, Gary A.; Sweet, Steve T.; Bloxom, Tiffany; Gielstra, Dianna A.; and 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." 
  25. ^ Times On Line article on Antarctica
  • Moore, D. M. (1983). Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
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