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Southernmost settlements are cities, towns, ... (59°28′ S) in South Sandwich Islands was the southernmost settlement outside Antarctica from 1976–1982.
Settlement capable of housing more than 1,000 people [1] McMurdo Station , Antarctica 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667 ( McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups, and many locations on and around the continent have been described. This page lists notable places in and immediately surrounding the Antarctic continent, including geographic features, bodies ...
Antarctica (/ æ n ˈ t ɑːr k t ɪ k ə / ⓘ) [note 1] is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole.
The population of people doing and supporting scientific research on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty) [2] varies from approximately 4,000 in summer to 1,000 in winter. In addition, approximately 1,000 personnel including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard ...
Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, and one of only two in Antarctica. Its summit is 12448 feet. The volcano was discovered and named by Sir. James Clark Ross in January of 1841.
Situated on the continent of Antarctica, it is the site of the United States Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, which was established in 1956 and has been permanently staffed since that year. Because the south pole is covered by a deep (about 2 miles/3.2 km) ice sheet that is slowly moving, the geographic marker must be moved several meters ...
With a population of 82,615 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's southernmost city. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It is bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel.