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My point is that Antarctica is well connected by fiber. Am I mistaken?
Yes. There are no fiber links to Antarctica. Nor copper. It's all satellite. https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
I stand corrected. The satellite data from remote sensing satellites downloaded at Antarctica downlink stations are sent back to other countries by geostationary satellite links.
Yes. Or, if it's a lot of data, hand-carried on a hard drive.