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Cities and settlements

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Permanent settlement of any size Amundsen-Scott Base, Antarctica[citation needed] 90°00′S 139°16′E / 90.000°S 139.267°E / -90.000; 139.267 (Amundsen-Scott Base, Antarctica)
Civilian settlement of any size Base Esperanza, Argentina[citation needed] 63°24′S 56°59′W / 63.400°S 56.983°W / -63.400; -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 / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300 (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 / 38.000°S 57.550°W / -38.000; -57.550 (Mar Del Plata (> 500,000 people), Argentina)
City > 1,000,000 people Melbourne, Australia [citation needed] 37°48′S 144°57′E / 37.800°S 144.950°E / -37.800; 144.950 (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

Shops and service facilities

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Kindergarten Puerto Williams,[1] Chile 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Kindergarten in Puerto Williams)
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) Cueva de las Manos, Argentina[2] 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[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 / 63.400°S 57.000°W / -63.400; -57.000 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica)
Secondary school Puerto Williams, Chile[4] 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (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 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Puerto Williams, Chile)
Automated teller machine McMurdo Station, Antarctica[7] 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[8] 64°49′S 63°30′W / 64.817°S 63.500°W / -64.817; -63.500 (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 / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300 (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)

Geography

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Land (ice-covered) the Geographic South Pole, Antarctica 90°00′S 00°00′W / 90.000°S -0.000°E / -90.000; -0.000 (South Pole, Antarctica)
Land (Perma-frost covered)
Land (No Perma-frost)

Nature

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 / 90.000°S -0.000°E / -90.000; -0.000 (South Pole, Antarctica)

Plants

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Flowering plants (in greenhouses) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[10] 90°00′S 139°16′W / 90.000°S 139.267°W / -90.000; -139.267 (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica)
Grass and flowering plants (naturally occurring) Terra Firma Islands, Antarctica[11] 68°42′S 67°32′W / 68.700°S 67.533°W / -68.700; -67.533 (Terra Firma Islands)
Palms (Nikau Rhopalostylis sapida, naturally occurring) Chatham Islands, New Zealand[12] 42°02′S 176°26′W / 42.033°S 176.433°W / -42.033; -176.433 (Chathman Islands, New Zealand)

Gardens, zoos and aquaria

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Penguin reserve Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve, Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, Chile[13] 52°55′S 70°35′W / 52.917°S 70.583°W / -52.917; -70.583 (Magdalena Island, Chile)

Religion

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Buddhist Stupa the Enlightenment Stupa at Portobello, Dunedin, New Zealand[14] 45°51′S 170°39′E / 45.850°S 170.650°E / -45.850; 170.650 (Portobello, New Zealand)
Cathedral Sagrado Corazón Catedral, Punta Arenas, Chile[15] 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[16] 45°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.500°E / -45.867; 170.500 (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Synagogue Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand[17][18] 45°52′S 170°30′E / 45.867°S 170.500°E / -45.867; 170.500 (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Church (regular) Trinity Church (Russian Orthodox Christian), King George Island, Antarctica[19] 62°12′S 58°58′W / 62.200°S 58.967°W / -62.200; -58.967 (King George Island, Antarctica)
Church (ice-made) permanent Roman Catholic ice-made temple, Belgrano II Base, Antarctica[20][21] 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[22] 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile)

Science

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Nuclear power plant Atucha I, Argentina[23] 33°58′S 59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.200°W / -33.967; -59.200 (Atucha I Nuclear Power Plant, Argentina)

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[24] 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[25] 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 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 / 90.000°S -0.000°E / -90.000; -0.000 (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

Item Place Latitude/Longitude
Place of birth of a human (Emilio Marcos Palma (in 1978) and seven others) Esperanza Base, Antarctica[26] 63°24′S 57°00′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W / -63.400; -57.000 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica)

See also

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. ^ "Frozen Under." National Geographic Magazine.
  12. ^ Bushmansfriend: Forest walks, Nature Photography & NZ Flora - Native Plant Information - New Zealand, native trees,natives,shrubs,information
  13. ^ Penguins of Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Chile
  14. ^ Dhargyey Buddhist Centre Home Page
  15. ^ Obispado de Punta Arenas
  16. ^ Al Huda Mosque, Dunedin, New Zealand
  17. ^ NZ Jewish Archives - Temple Sinai
  18. ^ Google Books: The New Zealand Jewish Community By Stephen I. Levine
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Church in ice cave at Belgrano II station, Antarctica
  21. ^ Mass at ice church in Belgrano II Base
  22. ^ [1][dead link]
  23. ^ Nucleoeléctrica Argentina (in Spanish)
  24. ^ "A concise account of Signy Base 'H'". David Rootes. British Antarctic Survey. 1988. Retrieved 2008-12-07. ]
  25. ^ Klein, Andrew G. (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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ Times On Line article on Antarctica
  • Moore, D. M. (1983). Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
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