The southernmost human settlement is Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station right on the Geographical south pole. The population is around 200 in the summer, and 43 stayed the winter in 2009.
The Northernmost settlement is Alert, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It has a population of only 76! It is only 520 miles to the north pole!
(P.S. If you count summer-only settlements, the Russian Ice Camp, Borneo is the Northernmost settlement. It has a population of 100 (2006) and is only 60 miles from the pole itself!)
Ushaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, is generally regarded as the most southerly town or city in the world.
There are no cities south of 60 degrees S. The closest city to the South Pole is Ushuaia, Argentina, which is 2,440 miles north of the pole.
Ushuaia, in southern Argentina.
Bata is the largest city.
Argentina
The southernmost point on Earth is the south pole. The northernmost point on Earth is the north pole. There is no east or west pole.
The equator is North, as is everything else on earth when you are at the South Pole. From the south Pole, every direction is north.The North pole is the northernmost point on Earth. The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. The Equator is a line running circumferentially around the Earth and is midway between the poles. The Equator is south of the North Pole and north of the South Pole.All lines of latitude -- including the Equator -- are north of the South Pole.
There are seven continents in the world. Among the seven, Antarctica is on the southernmost of the Earth and it includes the South Pole.
The North Pole is located at the northernmost point of the Earth. The South Pole is located at the southernmost point of the Earth.
The northernmost latitude on earth is 90 degreesnorth, at the north Pole.(The southernmost latitude on earth is 90 degreessouth, at the south Pole.)
No, it is not a city. Antarctica is a continent. It is the southernmost continent on Earth and has the South Pole within it.
The South Pole. Southern most city is Ushuaia in Argentina.
The geographic South Pole is the farthest point south on Earth's surface. It is located at approximately 90 degrees south latitude in Antarctica.
This southernmost place is called the antarctic or the south pole
This southernmost place is called the antarctic or the south pole
The South Pole.
The northernmost and southernmost points of the world are called the poles (North Pole and South Pole).
Ninety degrees S, the South Pole, is properly the southern-most 'point' on earth.
The southernmost point on Earth is the south pole. The northernmost point on Earth is the north pole. There is no east or west pole.
The northernmost point in the world is called the North Pole, while the southernmost point is called the South Pole.
The southernmost point on the South American mainland is about 1,317 miles closer to the south pole than the southernmost point of Africa is.
A line that runs from the north pole to the south pole is called a line of longitude.