Southernmost settlements
There are many research stations in Antarctica, both permanent and summer only. Many of the stations are staffed all year. McMurdo Station is the largest with an average population of 1200.
Holmes Ridge
Holmes Ridge () is a rock ridge, long, which is the largest feature in the western part of the Finger Ridges in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica. It was named after Robert E. Holmes of the Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, who was involved with the siting and operation of automatic weather station units throughout Antarctica, 1991–97.