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South Pole Point

vectorGeoJSONPointEPSG:4326tinybundled

A WGS84 point located at the geographic south pole for validating polar edge cases, coordinate handling, and projection assumptions.

Point geometry of south_pole_point, rendered from the case's data
Point geometry, rendered from the case's actual geometry. Scale is normalized to the viewport and is not comparable between cases.
Property Value
Case ID south_pole_point
Category vector
Format GeoJSON
Geometry type Point
CRS EPSG:4326
Location South Pole — 0.00°E, 90.00°S → 0.00°E, 90.00°S
Test tier unit
Size class tiny
Storage class bundled
Redistributable yes
Loader geopandas
Status validated

Use this case

import pytest


@pytest.mark.geocase_case("south_pole_point")
def test_south_pole_point(geocase_case) -> None:
    data = geocase_case.load()
    assert data is not None

Use GeoCase in your tests

Install the complete set of vector, raster, and NetCDF dependencies:

pip install "geocase[all]"

View GeoCase on PyPI.

What this case checks

Ensure point-based utilities handle the south pole without crashing or making incorrect longitude assumptions.

Risk types covered

Expected behavior

Assertion Expected
expect_loadable yes
expect_valid_geometry yes
expect_crs yes
expected_epsg 4326
expected_geometry_types Point

Notes

Point exactly at the geographic south pole for polar edge-case coverage.

Required capabilities

  • load
  • geometry-validation
  • reprojection

Files

Browse this case on GitHub

Source and license

  • Source: geocase-curated
  • License: MIT

Tags

crs point polar south_pole vector