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The only ATM in Antarctica has a second ATM for spare parts

The Antarctica ATM at McMurdo Station sits at 77 degrees south, and a second machine supplies its spare parts.

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Aug 13, 2026
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Antarctica ATM — Ralph Maestas, National Science Foundation / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Antarctica ATM — Ralph Maestas, National Science Foundation / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

The world's southernmost ATM is at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, at 77°51′ south. It is the only cash machine on the continent.

Atlas Obscura says the machine works the same way as an ATM in the United States, and it gives out U.S. dollars to people who live a…

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