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What is the southernmost manned outpost of South America?
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#83381. Asked by author. (Jul 16 07 12:32 AM)
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The Chilean Navy established a meteorological station above Caleta Condell, a small cove on the northeast side of Isla Gonzalo, islands in 1951, and resupply it several times each year. This is the southernmost manned outpost of South America (including islands), even if the South Sandwich Islands are regarded part of South America, since the Argentinian station on Thule Island was dismantled in June 1982 (in the aftermath of the Falklands War). The next southerly manned outpost of South America is the lighthouse of Cape Horn. Cruise ships occasionally pass by on their way to and from Antarctica.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Ramirez_Islands
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