Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station — station IT / science data infrastructure
U.S. National Science Foundation / United States Antarctic Program · research station it · operating — Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Geographic South Pole, Antarctica
U.S. National Science Foundation / United States Antarctic Program
Owner
National Science Foundation
Status
operating
Type
research station it
Location
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Geographic South Pole, Antarctica
Address
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
Tenants
Station operations · IceCube · SPT · other NSF science programs
Power source
Station diesel generation (islanded)
Purpose
Largest Antarctic science data generator hub; satellite-limited IT backbone
Coordinates
-90.0000, 0.0000 (city-level)
As of
2026-07-18
Parent station for IceCube and SPT on-ice IT. NSF/DCD document extreme connectivity limits (hours/day satellite windows; hard-drive fly-out for bulk science data). Listed so Antarctica is not an empty map cell; not a commercial DC. Primary logistics hub remains McMurdo; South Pole is the high-demand science node.
Source: NSF Office of Polar Programs · Data Center Dynamics