geography

[ESTATIC]

which is the most southerly capital city in the world

[delboy3]

I would guess Montevideo in Uruguay

[Quizmonster]

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, probably.

[ESTATIC]

port stanley is a town not a city

[ESTATIC]

I think wellington is further south than montivideo

[Quizmonster]

So, how are you defining 'capital' and do you mean it to be only applicable to recognised countries? Likewise, how are you defining 'city'?
Ushuaia - which I offered as an answer to your other similar question - has a cathedral (which some people believe is essential for a place to be called a city) and it's the 'capital' of the Argentinian part of Tierra del Fuego. Does that count?
Incidentally, Port Stanley has a cathedral, too, if that is your criterion for citydom!

[ESTATIC]

port stanley is a township

[Quizmonster]

Wikipedia describes Wells in Somerset as "the second smallest cathedral city in England." At a guess, I'd say that population-wise it is even more of a "township" than Port Stanley is!
Chambers Dictionary defines 'city' as "an incorporated town that has or had a cathedral." As Port Stanley has a mayor and council, it is, presumably, 'incorporated' and it certainly has a cathedral.

But wwhat the hey! You've clearly made your mind up.

[ESTATIC]

Port Stanley" redirects here. For the town in Canada, see Port Stanley, Ontario.
Stanley, Falkland Islands

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Map of the Falkland Islands showing position of Stanley.
Coordinates: 51.82� S 58.45� W
Country United Kingdom
British Overseas Territory Falkland Islands
Population (2001)[1]
- City 1,989
Time zone FKT (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST) FKST (UTC-3)
Website: http://www.falklandislands.com/

Stanley, from the airStanley (formerly known as "Port Stanley") is the capital and only town in the Falkland Islands. It is located on the isle of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope, south of Stanley Harbour, in one of the wettest parts of the islands. Its population is around 2,000 people. It is the world's southernmost administrative centre; however, as the Falklands are not a sovereign state, it is not usually categorised as the world's southernmost capital city� that status is generally given to Wellington, New Zealand.

[Quizmonster]

I'm rather puzzled, Estatic. Firstly, I'm not sure why you even asked this question, given that it seems you'd already decided what the answer was!
Secondly, in my response that opened with the words "So how are you defining...", I made two statements and asked four questions. You responded to one of the statements and answered none of the questions!
It's clear from the green colour of your user-name that you are a newcomer to AnswerBank, so perhaps I should explain that the vast majority of people here genuinely try to help questioners. Consequently, if they ask you questions, it's because they feel the answers to them will be an aid to getting at the right answer for you.

[ESTATIC]

yes i am a newcomer but no longer if this is the replys you receive .
By the way I did not know the answer when I posted this as suggested.
So long

[r.antioch]

This question has recently become the subject of heated deabte at a local quiz.
The question asked - what is the most southerly capital?
The answer given by two teams was Port Stanley - ten others gave Wellington.
It was resolved that the question should have been - which country has the the most southerly capital?
Both answers were marked as correct :-)
Port Stanley is a capital but the Falklands is not a country.