“McMurdo Station” has all of the conveniences of home since Wells Fargo installed this ATM in 1998. With a population that ranges between 500 and 1,000, McMurdo is probably the most remote place in the world with an ATM because it’s in Antarctica!
Wells Fargo has ATMs in operation as far north as Alaska and as far south as Antarctica.
If you’re wondering, the McMurdo ATM dispenses American currency as Antarctica does not have it’s own official money. If you’re wondering what happens if there’s a malfunction, they have spare parts available. And there isn’t necessarily a need for money to be imported to Antarctica. Dave Parker, the vice president of ATM banking at Wells Fargo told ‘ATM Marketplace’ the money circulated by the ATMs is constantly recycled so there is no need for cash vendors to replenish the supply.
