The most southerly geographical features of various types are listed here.
See also: Southernmost settlements |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Body of water (navigable) | Bay of Whales, Ross Sea | 78°30′S 164°20′W / 78.500°S 164.333°W |
Land (excluding Antarctica) | Thule Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 59°31′50″S 27°23′50″W / 59.53056°S 27.39722°W |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Any island (above sea level) | Deverall Island | 81°28′S 161°54′E / 81.467°S 161.900°E |
Any island (with bare rock, not ice-covered) | Ross Island | 77°50′S 166°40′E / 77.833°S 166.667°E |
Any size excluding Antarctica | Thule Island | 59°27′S 27°18′W / 59.450°S 27.300°W |
Island > 10,000 km2 excluding Antarctica | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina/Chile | 55°02′S 56°27′W / 55.033°S 56.450°W |
Island > 100,000 km2 | South Island, New Zealand | 46°40′S 169°00′E / 46.667°S 169.000°E |
Coral atoll | Elizabeth Reef, Australia | 29°57′S 159°4′E / 29.950°S 159.067°E |
Berkner Island is further south than any of these, but its bedrock lies entirely below sea level, with only its ice covering rising above.
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Bird: South polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) | seen at the South Pole[2] | 90°00′S 00°00′W / 90.000°S -0.000°E |
Amphibian: Gray four-eyed frog (Pleurodema bufoninum) | Southern tip of South America[3] | 53°54′S 71°18′W / 53.900°S 71.300°W |
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″S 66°29′01″W / 47.1°S 66.48361°W |
Reptile: Liolaemus magellanicus | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego[7] | 52°22′57″S 68°24′36″W / 52.382367°S 68.409956°W |
Insect: Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) | Refuge Islands[8][9] | 68°21′S 67°10′W / 68.350°S 67.167°W |
Fish: Gymnoscopelus nicholsi, Gymnoscopelus braueri, Electrona antarctica | Ross Sea[10] | 75th parallel south |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Flowering plants (in greenhouses) | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica[11] | 90°00′S 139°16′W / 90.000°S 139.267°W |
Grass and flowering plants (naturally occurring) | Terra Firma Islands, Antarctica[12] | 68°42′S 67°32′W / 68.700°S 67.533°W |
Trees (Nothofagus betuloides, naturally occurring) | Hornos Island, Chile[13] | 55°58′S 67°15′W / 55.967°S 67.250°W |
Conifers (Pilgerodendron uviferum, naturally occurring) | Tierra del Fuego, Chile[14][15] | 54°20′S 70°7′W / 54.333°S 70.117°W |
Palms (nīkau (Rhopalostylis sapida), naturally occurring) | Chatham Islands, New Zealand[16] | 44°02′S 176°26′W / 44.033°S 176.433°W |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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International Baccalaureate school | John McGlashan College, Dunedin, New Zealand[23] | 45°51′17″S 170°29′55″E / 45.85472°S 170.49861°E |
University | National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina[24] | 54°48′57″S 68°19′04″W / 54.81583°S 68.31778°W |
Kindergarten | Puerto Williams,[25] Chile | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W |
Secondary school | Puerto Williams, Chile[26] | 54°55′59″S 67°37′00″W / 54.93306°S 67.61667°W |
Primary school | Escuela Nº 38 "Presidente Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín", Esperanza Base, Antarctica[27] | 63°24′S 57°00′W / 63.400°S 57.000°W |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Astronomical observatory | South Pole Telescope, Antarctica | 90°S 0°E / 90°S 0°E |
Permanent scientific research station |
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica | 90°S 0°E / 90°S 0°E |
Planetarium | Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand[28] | 45°51′56″S 170°30′38″E / 45.865678°S 170.510471°E |
Nuclear power plant | Atucha I, Argentina[29] | 33°58′S 59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.200°W |
Atucha II, Argentina[citation needed] | 33°58′S 59°12′W / 33.967°S 59.200°W |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Prehistoric archaeological site | Yaghan people's Cape Horn hunting camp,[30] Chile. | 55°58′19″S 67°15′50″W / 55.97183°S 67.264006°W |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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Bowling club | Stewart Island Bowling Club, Oban, New Zealand[37] | 46°53′57″S 168°07′43″E / 46.899224°S 168.128746°E |
Ski resort | Cerro Castor, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina[38] | 54°43′S 68°00′W / 54.717°S 68.000°W |
Golf club | Ushuaia Golf Club, Ushuaia, Argentina[39] | 54°49′52″S 68°25′02″E / 54.831183°S 68.417283°E |
Item | Place | Latitude/longitude |
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National park | Cabo de Hornos National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile | 55°49′58″S 67°25′58″W / 55.83278°S 67.43278°W |
Penguin reserve | Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve, Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, Chile[64] | |
Aviary | Queens Park Aviary, Invercargill, New Zealand | 46°24′13″S 168°21′37″E / 46.40361°S 168.36028°E |
Botanical garden | Jardín Botánico de Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Argentina[65] | 54°47′6.5″S 68°16′56″W / 54.785139°S 68.28222°W |