To communicate with the outside world, McMurdo station uses the satellites seen in this picture. However, due to Mt. Erebus' gigantic presence, the satellites cannot communicate directly with the satellites in space. Therefore, they communicate with satellites on Black Island that then send the signal to space.
Please note, this is a very low level explanation that was given on a tour of McMurdo. I just thought it was interesting. Since I am not staying here, there has been no official, more in-depth, IT training for me. In fact, I've been told that they weren't going to task me with anything and to enjoy my short stay here as much as possible.
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