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===Southernmost=== * The '''southernmost continental point of land outside Antarctica''' is in South America at [[Cape Froward]], [[Magallanes Region]], [[Chile]] ({{Coord|53|56|00|S|071|20|00|W|display=inline}}). * The '''southernmost point of (liquid) water''' is a bay on the [[Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf]] along the coast of Antarctica ({{Coord|83|S|59|W}}){{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}, about {{cvt|100|km|mi|sigfig=1}} south of [[Berkner Island]]. ** The '''southernmost point of ocean''' is located on the [[Gould Coast]] ({{Coord|84|30|S|150|0|W|type:landmark|name=southernmost point of ocean}}).{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}<ref>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:0::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:5881 Gould Coast] US Geographic Survey.</ref> ** The '''southernmost point of [[open ocean]]''' is in the [[Bay of Whales]], also part of the [[Ross Sea]], at 78°30'S, at the edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Bay-of-Whales|title=Bay of Whales - former bay, Antarctica|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica Online]]}}</ref> *** The '''southernmost island''' is considered to be [[Deverall Island]], near the [[Shackleton Coast]], surrounded by the Ross Ice Shelf although there is an island in [[Lake Vostok]] but it is currently under ice.<ref>{{cite news |first=D |last=Whitehouse |title=Russia to resume Vostok drilling |date=25 May 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4577627.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=28 January 2011 }}</ref>
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