List of southernmost items
The most southerly geographical features of various types are listed here.
Cities and settlements
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
Capital | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Permanent settlement of any size | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica | |
Settlement capable of housing more than 1,000 people | McMurdo Station, Antarctica | |
Town > 1,000 people | Puerto Williams, Chile | |
City > 50,000 people | Ushuaia, Argentina | |
City > 100,000 people | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
City > 250,000 people | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
City > 500,000 people | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
Metropolitan area > 5,000,000 people | Melbourne, Australia | |
Metropolitan area > 15,000,000 people | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Metropolitan area > 20,000,000 people | São Paulo, Brazil |
Geography
Islands
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
Any island | Deverall Island | |
Any island | Ross Island | |
Any size excluding Antarctica | Thule Island | |
Island > 10,000 km2 excluding Antarctica | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina/Chile | |
Island > 100,000 km2 | South Island, New Zealand | |
Coral atoll | Elizabeth Reef, Australia |
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
Plants
Education
Science and technology
Historical sites and archaeological findings
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
Prehistoric archaeological site | Yaghan people's Bahía Wulaia Dome Mittens, Chile. |