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

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Capital (of an independent nation) Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington, New Zealand 41°17′20″S174°46′38″E / 41.28889°S 174.77722°E / -41.28889; 174.77722 (Wellington, New Zealand)
Permanent settlement of any size Blank flag.svg Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica 90°S0°E / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica)
Settlement capable of housing more than 1,000 people [1] Blank flag.svg McMurdo Station, Antarctica 77°51′S166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica)
Town > 1,000 people Flag of Chile.svg Puerto Williams, Chile 54°56′S67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617 (Puerto Williams, Chile)
City > 50,000 people Flag of Argentina.svg Ushuaia, Argentina 54°48′S68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300 (Ushuaia, Argentina)
City > 100,000 people Flag of Chile.svg Punta Arenas, Chile 53°10′S70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile)
City > 250,000 people Flag of New Zealand.svg Christchurch, New Zealand 43°31′48″S172°37′13″E / 43.53000°S 172.62028°E / -43.53000; 172.62028 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
City > 500,000 people Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina 38°00′S57°33′W / 38.000°S 57.550°W / -38.000; -57.550 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Metropolitan area > 5,000,000 people Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia 37°48′49″S144°57′47″E / 37.81361°S 144.96306°E / -37.81361; 144.96306 (Melbourne, Australia)
Metropolitan area > 15,000,000 people Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina 34°36′12″S58°22′54″W / 34.60333°S 58.38167°W / -34.60333; -58.38167 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Metropolitan area > 20,000,000 people Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo, Brazil 23°33′06″S46°38′01″W / 23.55167°S 46.63361°W / -23.55167; -46.63361 (São Paulo, Brazil)

Geography

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Body of water (navigable) Bay of Whales, Ross Sea 78°30′S164°20′W / 78.500°S 164.333°W / -78.500; -164.333
Land (excluding Antarctica) Thule Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 59°31′50″S27°23′50″W / 59.53056°S 27.39722°W / -59.53056; -27.39722

Islands

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Any island (above sea level) Deverall Island 81°28′S161°54′E / 81.467°S 161.900°E / -81.467; 161.900
Any island (with bare rock, not ice-covered) Ross Island 77°50′S166°40′E / 77.833°S 166.667°E / -77.833; 166.667
Any size excluding Antarctica Thule Island 59°27′S27°18′W / 59.450°S 27.300°W / -59.450; -27.300
Island > 10,000 km2 excluding Antarctica Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina/Chile 55°02′S56°27′W / 55.033°S 56.450°W / -55.033; -56.450
Island > 100,000 km2 South Island, New Zealand 46°40′S169°00′E / 46.667°S 169.000°E / -46.667; 169.000
Coral atoll Elizabeth Reef, Australia 29°57′S159°04′E / 29.950°S 159.067°E / -29.950; 159.067

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

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Bird: South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)seen at the South Pole [2] 90°S0°E / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (South Pole, Antarctica)
Amphibian: Gray four-eyed frog (Pleurodema bufoninum)Southern tip of South America [3] 53°54′S71°18′W / 53.900°S 71.300°W / -53.900; -71.300 (Gray four-eyed frog)
Mammal: Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) Southern Ocean [4] [5] 80th parallel south
Marsupial: Patagonian opossum (Lestodelphys halli) Estancia La Madrugada, Argentina [6] 47°06′00″S66°29′01″W / 47.1°S 66.48361°W / -47.1; -66.48361 (Lestodelphys)
Reptile: Liolaemus magellanicus Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego [7] 52°22′57″S68°24′36″W / 52.382367°S 68.409956°W / -52.382367; -68.409956 (Liolaemus)
Insect: Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) Refuge Islands [8] [9] 68°21′S67°10′W / 68.350°S 67.167°W / -68.350; -67.167 (Antarctic midge)
Fish: Gymnoscopelus nicholsi , Gymnoscopelus braueri , Electrona antarctica Ross Sea [10] 75th parallel south

Plants

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Flowering plants (in greenhouses) Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica [11] 90°00′S139°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 [12] 68°42′S67°32′W / 68.700°S 67.533°W / -68.700; -67.533 (Terra Firma Islands)
Trees ( Nothofagus betuloides , naturally occurring) Hornos Island, Chile [13] 55°58′S67°15′W / 55.967°S 67.250°W / -55.967; -67.250 (Cape Horn)
Conifers ( Pilgerodendron uviferum , naturally occurring) Tierra del Fuego, Chile [14] [15] 54°20′S70°7′W / 54.333°S 70.117°W / -54.333; -70.117 (Tierra del Fuego)
Palms (nīkau ( Rhopalostylis sapida ), naturally occurring) Chatham Islands, New Zealand [16] 44°02′S176°26′W / 44.033°S 176.433°W / -44.033; -176.433 (Chatham Islands, New Zealand)

Agriculture

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Cattle farm Estancia Moat, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina [17] 54°58′32″S66°44′41″W / 54.97556°S 66.74472°W / -54.97556; -66.74472 (Estancia Moat)
Cherry orchard Los Antiguos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina [18] 46°32′30″S71°39′20″W / 46.54167°S 71.65556°W / -46.54167; -71.65556
Potato farm Centro Experimental Kampenaike, Magallanes Region, Chile [19] 52°37′59″S70°32′41″W / 52.63306°S 70.54472°W / -52.63306; -70.54472
Rice field San Nicolás, Ñuble Region, Chile [20] [21] 36°30′12″S72°12′44″W / 36.503333°S 72.212222°W / -36.503333; -72.212222 (San Nicolás)
Vineyard Chile Chico, Aysén Region, Chile [22] 46°32′00″S71°41′16″W / 46.53333°S 71.68778°W / -46.53333; -71.68778 (Viñedo experimental)

Education

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
International Baccalaureate school John McGlashan College, Dunedin, New Zealand [23] 45°51′17″S170°29′55″E / 45.85472°S 170.49861°E / -45.85472; 170.49861 (John McGlashan College in Dunedin)
University National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina [24] 54°48′57″S68°19′04″W / 54.81583°S 68.31778°W / -54.81583; -68.31778 (Ushuaia, Argentina)
Kindergarten Puerto Williams, [25] Chile 54°55′59″S67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Kindergarten in Puerto Williams)
Secondary school Puerto Williams, Chile [26] 54°55′59″S67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Puerto Williams, Chile)
Primary schoolEscuela Nº 38 "Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín", Esperanza Base, Antarctica [27] 63°24′S57°00′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W / -63.400; -57.000 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica)

Science and technology

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Astronomical observatory South Pole Telescope, Antarctica 90°S0°E / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (South Pole Telescope, Antarctica)
Permanent scientific
research station		 Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica 90°S0°E / 90°S 0°E / -90; 0 (Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica)
Planetarium Tūhura Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand [28] 45°51′56″S170°30′38″E / 45.86556°S 170.51056°E / -45.86556; 170.51056 (Otago Museum)
Nuclear power plant Atucha I, Argentina [29] 33°58′S59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.200°W / -33.967; -59.200 (Atucha I Nuclear Power Plant, Argentina)
Atucha II, Argentina [ citation needed ] 33°58′S59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.200°W / -33.967; -59.200 (Atucha II Nuclear Power Plant, Argentina)

Historical sites and archaeological findings

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Prehistoric archaeological site Yaghan people's Cape Horn hunting camp, [30] Chile. 55°58′19″S67°15′50″W / 55.97183°S 67.264006°W / -55.97183; -67.264006 (Isla Hornos, Chile)

Transportation

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Airfield (permanent, no scheduled flights) Jack F. Paulus Skiway at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica 89°59′22″S1°00′00″W / 89.98944°S 1.00000°W / -89.98944; -1.00000 (Jack F. Paulus Skiway, Antarctica)
Seaport/Harbour Winter Quarters Bay, McMurdo Station, Antarctica [31] 77°51′S166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica)
Narrow gauge railway Dumont d'Urville Station, Antarctica [32] [33]

The record was previously held by a 1963 installed line at the British Antarctic Survey base at Signy Island. [32]

66°40′S140°01′E / 66.667°S 140.017°E / -66.667; 140.017 (Dumont d'Urville Station, Antarctica)
Airport (permanent, with scheduled flights) Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport, Puerto Williams, Chile 54°56′S67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617 (Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport)
International airport Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport, Ushuaia, Argentina 54°50′S68°17′W / 54.833°S 68.283°W / -54.833; -68.283 (Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport)
Traffic light Hipólito Yrigoyen/Constitución Fueguina, Ushuaia, Argentina 54°49′42″S68°20′04″W / 54.82834°S 68.33436°W / -54.82834; -68.33436
Railway Southern Fuegian Railway (Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino) from Ushuaia to the Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina [34] 54°48′S68°18′W / 54.800°S 68.300°W / -54.800; -68.300 (Ushuaia, Argentina)
Suspension bridge Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge, Falkland Islands [35] 51°51′14″S59°01′04″E / 51.853912°S 59.017825°E / -51.853912; 59.017825 (Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge)
Electrified railway Wellington station, Wellington, New Zealand 41°16′43″S174°46′51″E / 41.27861°S 174.78083°E / -41.27861; 174.78083
Metro station Plaza de los Virreyes - Eva Perón in Buenos Aires, Argentina [36] 34°38′35″S58°27′42″W / 34.64306°S 58.46167°W / -34.64306; -58.46167 (Plaza de los Virreyes - Eva Perón)
Underground railway station Flagstaff railway station, Melbourne, Australia 37°48′44″S144°57′22″E / 37.81222°S 144.95611°E / -37.81222; 144.95611
Tramway system Christchurch Heritage Tram, Christchurch, New Zealand 43°32′07″S172°38′28″E / 43.53528°S 172.64111°E / -43.53528; 172.64111 (Christchurch Heritage Tram) (southernmost point of route)

Recreation

Sport

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Bowling club Stewart Island Bowling Club, Oban, New Zealand [37] 46°53′57″S168°07′43″E / 46.899224°S 168.128746°E / -46.899224; 168.128746 (Stewart Island Bowling Club)
Ski resort Cerro Castor, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina [38] 54°43′S68°00′W / 54.717°S 68.000°W / -54.717; -68.000 (Cerro Castor)
Golf club Ushuaia Golf Club, Ushuaia, Argentina [39] 54°49′52″S68°25′02″E / 54.831183°S 68.417283°E / -54.831183; 68.417283 (Ushuaia Golf Club)

Religious buildings

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Church (ice-made) Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows, Belgrano II Base, Antarctica [40] [41] 77°52′S34°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 [ citation needed ] 62°12′S58°58′W / 62.200°S 58.967°W / -62.200; -58.967 (King George Island, Antarctica)
Mormon church Puerto Williams, Chile [42] 54°56′S67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617 (Mormon church of Puerto Williams, Chile)
Cathedral El Sagrado Corazón, Diocese of Punta Arenas, Punta Arenas, Chile [43] 53°10′S70°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 [44] 53°10′S70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas, Chile)
Mosque Southland Muslim Association, Invercargill, New Zealand [45] 46°24′35″S168°23′20″E / 46.40972°S 168.38889°E / -46.40972; 168.38889 (Invercargill, New Zealand)
Synagogue Dunedin Synagogue, Dunedin, New Zealand [46] [47] 45°52′S170°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 [48] 45°51′S170°39′E / 45.850°S 170.650°E / -45.850; 170.650 (Portobello, New Zealand)
Sikh Gurdwara New Zealand Sikh Society (Wellington), Lower Hutt, New Zealand [49] 41°12′S174°57′E / 41.200°S 174.950°E / -41.200; 174.950 (New Zealand Sikh Society)

Shops and service facilities

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Tourist office Puerto Williams, [50] Chile 54°55′59″S67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W / -54.93306; -67.61667 (Puerto Williams, Chile)
Restaurant Lodge Lakutaia, [51] Puerto Williams, Chile 54°56′12″S67°36′47″W / 54.936789°S 67.613039°W / -54.936789; -67.613039
Cinema Jubany Base, Antarctic Peninsula [ citation needed ] 62°14′S58°40′W / 62.233°S 58.667°W / -62.233; -58.667 (Jubany)
Public post office Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica [52] 64°49′S63°30′W / 64.817°S 63.500°W / -64.817; -63.500 (Port Lockroy, Antarctica)
Bar Faraday Bar, [53] Vernadsky Research Base, Antarctica 65°14′45″S64°15′27″W / 65.245747°S 64.257391°W / -65.245747; -64.257391
Automated teller machine McMurdo Station, Antarctica [54] 77°51′S166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667 (McMurdo Station, Antarctica)

International brand names

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Mercedes-Benz retailerMario Bonetto Rodados y Servicios, Ushuaia, Argentina 54°48′05″S68°17′06″W / 54.80131°S 68.28499°W / -54.80131; -68.28499
Toyota retailerCelentano Motors, Ushuaia, Argentina 54°47′30″S68°14′12″W / 54.79156°S 68.23678°W / -54.79156; -68.23678
Volkswagen retailer Ushuaia, Argentina 54°47′27″S68°14′25″W / 54.79077°S 68.24022°W / -54.79077; -68.24022
Mobil petrol station Invercargill, New Zealand 46°25′46″S168°21′42″E / 46.42944°S 168.36167°E / -46.42944; 168.36167 [55]
Tesla retailer Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand 43°32′44″S172°33′34″E / 43.54562°S 172.55936°E / -43.54562; 172.55936 [56]
H&M Christchurch Central, Christchurch, New Zealand 43°32′00″S172°38′16″E / 43.53333°S 172.63778°E / -43.53333; 172.63778 [57]
Shell petrol station Blackmans Bay, Tasmania, Australia 43°00′00″S147°19′13″E / 43.00000°S 147.32028°E / -43.00000; 147.32028 [58]
Aldi Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia 38°36′15″S145°35′34″E / 38.60429°S 145.59273°E / -38.60429; 145.59273
7-Eleven Rosebud, Victoria, Australia 38°21′25″S144°54′04″E / 38.35694°S 144.90111°E / -38.35694; 144.90111 [59]
ECCO Moorabbin, Melbourne, Australia 37°58′15″S145°05′21″E / 37.97083°S 145.08917°E / -37.97083; 145.08917 [60]
IKEA Springvale, Melbourne, Australia 37°55′36″S145°08′36″E / 37.92667°S 145.14333°E / -37.92667; 145.14333
Zara Chadstone Shopping Centre, Malvern East, Melbourne, Australia 37°53′05″S145°05′00″E / 37.88464°S 145.08320°E / -37.88464; 145.08320

Franchised food brands

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
Hard Rock Café Ushuaia, Argentina 54°48′25″S68°18′23″W / 54.806825°S 68.3062502°W / -54.806825; -68.3062502
Domino's Pizza Punta Arenas, Chile 53°08′20″S70°53′23″W / 53.138801°S 70.889852°W / -53.138801; -70.889852
Pizza Hut Invercargill, New Zealand 46°25′40″S168°21′41″E / 46.427798°S 168.361313°E / -46.427798; 168.361313
Subway Invercargill, New Zealand 46°25′40″S168°21′42″E / 46.427908°S 168.361736°E / -46.427908; 168.361736
McDonald's Invercargill, New Zealand [61] 46°25′15″S168°21′41″E / 46.420921°S 168.361503°E / -46.420921; 168.361503
KFC Invercargill, New Zealand 46°25′08″S168°21′42″E / 46.418758°S 168.361609°E / -46.418758; 168.361609
Burger King Invercargill, New Zealand [62] 46°24′48″S168°21′42″E / 46.413267°S 168.361750°E / -46.413267; 168.361750
Starbucks Invercargill, New Zealand [63] 46°24′43″S168°20′57″E / 46.411950°S 168.349075°E / -46.411950; 168.349075
Wendy's Dunedin, New Zealand [64] 45°53′38″S170°30′14″E / 45.894013°S 170.503808°E / -45.894013; 170.503808
Taco Bell Dunedin North, Dunedin, New Zealand 45°51′39″S170°30′45″E / 45.86095°S 170.51238°E / -45.86095; 170.51238
Denny's Christchurch Central, Christchurch, New Zealand 43°32′25″S172°38′21″E / 43.54034°S 172.63921°E / -43.54034; 172.63921
Baskin-Robbins Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia 37°49′50″S145°03′24″E / 37.830423°S 145.056742°E / -37.830423; 145.056742

Gardens/parks, zoos and aquaria

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
National park Cabo de Hornos National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile 55°49′58″S67°25′58″W / 55.83278°S 67.43278°W / -55.83278; -67.43278 (Cabo de Hornos National Park)
Penguin reserveMagdalena Island Penguin Reserve, Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, Chile [65]
AviaryQueens Park Aviary, Invercargill, New Zealand 46°24′13″S168°21′37″E / 46.40361°S 168.36028°E / -46.40361; 168.36028
Botanical gardenJardín Botánico de Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Argentina [66] 54°47′07″S68°16′56″W / 54.78528°S 68.28222°W / -54.78528; -68.28222

Other

ItemPlaceLatitude/longitude
UNESCO world heritage site (natural)French Austral Land and Seas [67] 90°00′S45°00′E / 90.000°S 45.000°E / -90.000; 45.000 (Cueva de las Manos, Argentina) (southernmost Point)
UNESCO world heritage site (cultural) Cueva de las Manos, Argentina [68] 47°09′S70°40′W / 47.150°S 70.667°W / -47.150; -70.667 (Cueva de las Manos, Argentina)
Skyscraper (>100 m) Majestic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 41°17′19″S174°46′27″E / 41.288501°S 174.774296°E / -41.288501; 174.774296 (Majestic Centre)
Opera house Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru, New Zealand 45°05′55″S170°58′13″E / 45.0986°S 170.9703°E / -45.0986; 170.9703 (Oamaru Opera House)
High-rise building Cue Building, [69] Invercargill, New Zealand 46°24′40″S168°20′57″E / 46.4110°S 168.3493°E / -46.4110; 168.3493 (Cue Building)
Mine Invierno mine, Riesco Island, Chile [70] 52°52′12″S71°37′31″W / 52.87000°S 71.62528°W / -52.87000; -71.62528 (Mina Invierno)
Brewery Cerveza Artesanal Beagle, Ushuaia, Argentina [71] 54°47′24″S68°15′57″W / 54.789983°S 68.265745°W / -54.789983; -68.265745 (Cerveza Artesenal Beagle)
Lighthouse Monumental Cabo de Hornos, Hornos Island, Chile [72] 55°57′54″S67°13′12″W / 55.96500°S 67.22000°W / -55.96500; -67.22000
Bell tower Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church, Milton, New Zealand 46°07′22″S169°57′25″E / 46.12278°S 169.95694°E / -46.12278; 169.95694 (Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church)
Place of birth of a human Esperanza Base, Antarctica (Emilio Marcos Palma in 1978 and seven others) [73] 63°24′S57°00′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W / -63.400; -57.000 (Esperanza Base, Antarctica)
Cemetery Buromskiy Island, Antarctica [74] 66°32′S93°00′E / 66.533°S 93.000°E / -66.533; 93.000 (Buromskiy Island Cemetery)

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Puerto Williams is a city, port and naval base on Navarino Island in Chile, and is also the southernmost populated settlement in the world. It faces the Beagle Channel. It is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province, one of four provinces in the Magellan and Chilean Antarctica Region, and administers the communes of Chilean Antarctic Territory and Cabo de Hornos. It has a population of 2,874, including both naval personnel and civilians. Puerto Williams claims the title of world's southernmost city. The settlement was founded in 1953, and was first named Puerto Luisa. The town was later named after John Williams Wilson, a British man who founded Fuerte Bulnes, the first settlement in the Strait of Magellan. It has served primarily as a naval base for Chile. The Chilean Navy runs the Guardiamarina Zañartu Airport and hospital, as well as nearby meteorological stations. Since the late 20th century, the number of navy personnel has decreased in Puerto Williams and the civilian population has increased. In that period, tourism and support of scientific research have contributed to an increase in economic activity.

<i>Nothofagus antarctica</i> Species of plant

Nothofagus antarctica is a deciduous tree or shrub native to southern Chile and Argentina from about 36°S to Tierra del Fuego, where it grows mainly in the diminishing temperate rainforest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antártica Chilena Province</span> Province in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile

Antártica Chilena Province is the southernmost of the four provinces in Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (XII). The capital is Puerto Williams. The province comprises the extreme southern part of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, the islands south and west of Isla Grande, and Chile's claims in Antarctica. The province is administratively divided into two communes (comunas): Cabo de Hornos, located at the southern tip of South America, and Antártica, a wedge-shaped claim of Antarctica, which is not internationally recognized. Its total area of 1,265,853.7 km2 (488,749 sq mi) makes it almost twice as large as all other provinces of Chile combined.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Argentine Antarctica</span> Department in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Argentine Antarctica is an area on Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory. It consists of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the South Pole, delimited by the 25° West and 74° West meridians and the 60° South parallel. This region overlaps with British and Chilean claims in Antarctica. None of these claims have widespread international recognition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puerto Toro</span> Place in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile

Puerto Toro is a hamlet on the eastern coast of Navarino Island, Chile. Puerto Toro was founded in 1892 during the Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush by Governor of Punta Arenas Señoret.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Navarino Island</span> Island in southern Chile

Navarino Island is a Chilean island located between Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, to the north, and Cape Horn, to the south. The island forms part of the Commune of Cabo de Hornos, the southernmost commune in Chile and in the world, belonging to Antártica Chilena Province in the XII Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica. Its population is concentrated primarily in the communal capital, Puerto Williams, and in small settlements like Puerto Navarino, Río Guanaco and Puerto Toro. The highest point of the island is Pico Navarino at 1,195 m (3,921 ft). The island is a popular destination for fly-fishers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Punta Arenas</span> Place in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile

Punta Arenas is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. Although officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, the name was changed back to Punta Arenas in 1938. The city is the largest south of the 46th parallel south and the most populous southernmost city in Chile and the Americas. Due to its location, it is also the coldest coastal city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Latin America. Punta Arenas is one of the world's most southerly ports and serves as an Antarctic gateway city.

<i>Nothofagus betuloides</i> Species of plant

Nothofagus betuloides, Magellan's beech or guindo, is a tree native to southern Patagonia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reclus (volcano)</span> Volcano located in the Patagonia Ice Field, Chile

Reclus, also written as Reclús, is a volcano located in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile. Part of the Austral Volcanic Zone of the Andes, its summit rises 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level and is capped by a crater about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wide. Close to the volcano lies the Amalia Glacier, which is actively eroding Reclus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tierra del Fuego National Park</span> Argentine park

Tierra del Fuego National Park is a national park on the Argentine part of the island of Tierra del Fuego, within Tierra del Fuego Province in the ecoregion of Patagonic Forest and Altos Andes, a part of the subantarctic forest. Established on 15 October 1960 under the Law 15.554 and expanded in 1966, it was the first shoreline national park to be established in Argentina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antarctandes</span>

The Antarctandes, also known as the Antarctic Peninsula cordillera, is the mountain range that is located on the northern Antarctic Peninsula, in the Graham Land and Palmer Land regions of Antarctica and may also be considered to extend across the continent.

Fueguino is a volcanic field in Chile. The southernmost volcano in the Andes, it lies on Tierra del Fuego's Cook Island and also extends over nearby Londonderry Island. The field is formed by lava domes, pyroclastic cones, and a crater lake.

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