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Northernmost and southernmost 1k settlements

Name the 10 northernmost an the 10 southernmost settlements with more than 1000 inhabitants. Latitude and population are given as hint.
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Last updated: April 24, 2025
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Northernmost
Latitude
Pop
City
78°22'N
2.4 k
Longyearbyen
73°02'N
1.1 k
Arctic Bay
72°48'N
1.1 k
Yuryung-Khaya
72°47'N
1.0 k
Upernavik
72°42'N
1.6 k
Pond Inlet
71°59'N
2.6 k
Khatanga
71°57'N
2.3 k
Saskylakh
71°39'N
4.6 k
Tiksi
71°32'N
2.1 k
Belushya Guba
71°17'N
4.6 k
Utqiagvik
Southernmost
Latitude
Pop
City
54°56′S
1.8 k
Puerto Williams
54°48'S
74.9 k
Ushuaia
54°30'S
2.6 k
Tolhuin
53°47'S
88.7 k
Río Grande
53°17'S
6.0 k
Porvenir
53°10'S
125 k
Punta Arenas
51°44'S
19.1 k
Puerto Natales
51°41'S
2.6 k
Stanley
51°39'S
6.1 k
28 de Noviembre
51°37'S
115 k
Río Gallegos
2 Comments
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Level 80
Nov 15, 2020
I've certainly learnt about a few new places from doing this quiz. All of the northernmost towns are well north of the Arctic circle and none of the southernmost ones are even close to the Antarctic circle.
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Level 80
Apr 24, 2025
Have visited nine of these (mostly since my last comment) which certainly helps.