The southernmost city in the world
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- UshuaiaUshuaiaUshuaia may refer to the following:*Ushuaia, a city in Argentina.**Ushuaia Department, an administrative division**Ushuaia River**Ushuaia International Airport**Colegio Nacional de Ushuaia, National School of Ushuaia....
, the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del FuegoTierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)Tierra del Fuego is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes:* The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego archipelago and the Staten Island.* Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands and to...
, is more commonly regarded as the southernmost city in the world due to its larger population, 64,000, its infrastructure and its accepted classification as a city. This is the basis of its claim to use the slogan. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of the island of Tierra del FuegoTierra del FuegoTierra del Fuego is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of a main island Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego divided between Chile and Argentina with an area of , and a group of smaller islands including Cape...
, on the northern shore of the Beagle Channel; hence, it is further north than Puerto Williams.
- Puerto WilliamsPuerto WilliamsPuerto Williams is a Chilean port, located on Isla Navarino facing the Beagle Channel. It is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province, one of four provinces located in the Magellan and Chilean Antartica Region...
(Spanish for "Port Williams"), a Chilean port located on Isla NavarinoIsla NavarinoIsla Navarino is a Chilean island located strategically 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...
, on the southern shore of the Beagle ChannelBeagle Channelthumb|right|300px|Aereal view of Beagle Channel. The Chilean [[Navarino Island]] is seen in the top-right while the Argentine part of [[Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego]] is seen at the bottom-left....
. It is the capital of the Antártica Chilena ProvinceAntártica Chilena ProvinceAntártica Chilena Province is the southernmost and one of four provinces in Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region . The capital is Puerto Williams...
, one of four provinces located in the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region. It has a population of over 2,000 people, mainly naval personnel (total military personnel 1,700), and many of the houses in Puerto Williams belong to the Chilean Navy. Puerto Williams is sometimes considered the southernmost city in the world by Chilean media and some large media organisations, and it promotes this slogan in its tourism campaigns. An argument against Puerto Williams's use of this slogan is the fact that Chile's own Institute of Statistics classifies it as a town.
- Punta Arenas (literally in Spanish: "Sandy Point") is the most prominent settlement on the Strait of MagellanStrait of MagellanThe Strait of Magellan comprises a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland South America and north of Tierra del Fuego...
and the capital of the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region, Chile. It is much larger than Ushuaia with around 120,000 permanent residents and it is called the southernmost city by some media outlets. The basis of its claim to be the southernmost city rests on it being larger than UshuaiaUshuaiaUshuaia may refer to the following:*Ushuaia, a city in Argentina.**Ushuaia Department, an administrative division**Ushuaia River**Ushuaia International Airport**Colegio Nacional de Ushuaia, National School of Ushuaia....
, Río Grande (Argentina)Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego-External links:* * * *...
, and Puerto WilliamsPuerto WilliamsPuerto Williams is a Chilean port, located on Isla Navarino facing the Beagle Channel. It is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province, one of four provinces located in the Magellan and Chilean Antartica Region...
, all of which are further south.
Southernmost cities according to different sources:
| Locality | Population | Latitude/longitude | Southernmost city according to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Williams Puerto Williams Puerto Williams is a Chilean port, located on Isla Navarino facing the Beagle Channel. It is the capital of the Chilean Antarctic Province, one of four provinces located in the Magellan and Chilean Antartica Region... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
2,262 | 54°56′S 67°37′W | Cabo de Hornos municipality, Canal 13 (2005) |
| Ushuaia Ushuaia Ushuaia may refer to the following:*Ushuaia, a city in Argentina.**Ushuaia Department, an administrative division**Ushuaia River**Ushuaia International Airport**Colegio Nacional de Ushuaia, National School of Ushuaia.... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
64,000 | 54°48′S 68°18′W | Britannica Online, New York Times (2004), National Geographic |
| Punta Arenas, Chile | 130,136 | 53°10′S 70°56′W | CNN (2001), BBC (2004), New York Times (1987) |
See also
- Southernmost settlementsSouthernmost settlementsSouthernmost settlements are cities, towns, weather stations or permanent military bases which are further south than latitude 45° S. They are closely related to the Southern Ocean or either the Roaring Forties or Furious Fifties.- Southernmost city :...
- Northernmost cities and townsNorthernmost cities and townsThis is a list of the northernmost cities and towns in the world.-Larger cities:Northernmost cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.Northernmost cities with more than 250,000 inhabitants.-See also:*Southernmost cities and towns...
- List of southernmost items
- Extreme points of Earth
- Southernmost European settlement of the worldSouthernmost European Settlement of the WorldThe status of being the southernmost European settlement in the world has shifted often during history and has sometimes become the cause of national pride and rivalry.-Canary Islands:Spain began the conquest of the islands in 1402...