Which of the following is the southernmost city of the world?

Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina, and the southernmost city of the country. Ushuaia claims the title of world's southernmost city.

It was founded on October 12, 1884, by Augusto Lasserre and is located on the shores of the Beagle Channel surrounded by the mountain range of the Martial Glacier, in the Bay of Ushuaia. Besides being an administrative center, it is a light industrial port and tourist hub. Ushuaia is located roughly 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) from the coast of Antarctica.

The word Ushuaia comes from the Yaghan language: ush and waia ("bay" or "cove") and means "deep bay" or "bay to background".

Ushuaia features a significantly ocean-moderated mild tundra climate; bordering on a subpolar oceanic climate, with both extremely mild winters and summers (average temperature remains above 0 °C and below 10 °C year round).

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Player

At least give 3 Southern Hemisphere cities as wrong choices- 3 Northern Hemisphere cities makes it too easy. Could've used Melbourne, Johannesburg, and Santiago as other options.

Emma Clements

Should have cities in the Southern Hemisphere from which to choose.

Albert Johnson

I was there as a young Sailor in '77, Great cruise, we sailed through the Straights of Magellan and the Chilean Inland Waterway. to the Pacific

Gary Chadwick

Never heard of it but the others are in the Northern Hemisphere, so that ruled them out

Mark Gavin

Player, what you mean is she could have made it a real question!

Patty K

Girl, please! The other 3 are north of the EQUATOR!

Irene Townsend

I would have thought Invercargill, South Island of New Zealand, but that wasn't an option.

markkcolemann

What kind of answers were those!!!

corporateaircraft

I had no clue but the other cities were obviously not it, so that only left the one. another gimme question.

Cheryl Love

Lilly strikes (out) again! Try giving cities which are in the same hemisphere. Groan!

Daniel Pelletier

Giuliana Gatta, or Fairbanks, AK?

Kath Thomson

klmilles, depends on where you come from. Here in Aoteroa New Zealand, a town becomes a city at 25,000 population. Ushuaia has a population of 57,000 so I would certainly regard it as a city.

Kath Thomson

Irene Townsend, Invercargill is 46.4179° S; Ushuaia is 54.8019° S.

Carole Ruggiero

Player, what about Hobart?

klmilles

Player, More, actually. Neat trick.

Shirley Campbell

I learned something new today. Never heard of this city before thanks for making my day Lilly.

klmilles

Having been to Ushuaia, I find it hard to call the place a city. Beautiful countryside in a magnificent part of the world, but a city, not so much. More like a big town.