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Port Lockroy is a bay forming a natural harbour on the north-western shore of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula.The Antarctic base with the same name, situated on Goudier Island in this bay, includes the most southerly operational post office in the world.
Public post office Port Lockroy , Goudier Island , Antarctica [ 54 ] 64°49′S 63°30′W / 64.817°S 63.500°W / -64.817; -63.500 ( Port Lockroy, Antarctica
Ushuaia (/ uː ˈ s w aɪ. ə / oo-SWY-ə, Spanish:) is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina.With a population of 82,615 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's southernmost city.
A five-month-long slumber party. A college dorm. An introvert’s hell. Those are just some of the words residents of Antarctica use to describe life in the world’s coldest, most mysterious ...
Port Lockroy, the "Penguin Post Office," has subzero temps and no running water. New hires will count gentoo penguins for five months.
It is the southernmost point under the jurisdiction (not sovereignty) of the United States. The station is located on the high plateau of Antarctica at 9,301 feet (2,835 m) above sea level. It is administered by the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation, specifically the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).
The luxury cruise line is developing a hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile, the world’s southernmost city. The 150-room property will offer a comfortable stopover for guests on voyages to Antarctica ...
The southernmost city in the world is mainly a slogan used for tourism purposes to attract visitors to a city as well as the tourists headed for Antarctica. Ciudad (city) is not a legal designation in Chile and Argentina, except for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Currently, three places use this slogan: Ushuaia in Argentina as well as ...