McMurdo

McMurdo

McMurdo may refer to:
*McMurdo Station, a station at the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica.
*McMurdo Sound, a sound about 55 km (35 mi) long and wide, lying at the junction of the Ross Sea.
*McMurdo Ice Shelf, a portion of the Ross Ice Shelf
*McMurdo Dry Valleys, a row of valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land.
*McMurdo-South Pole highway, a highway in Antarctica.

All the above are named after Lieutenant Archibald McMurdo of "HMS Terror", which first charted the area in 1841.


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  • McMurdo-Sund —   [mək məːdəʊ ], Meeresstraße in der Ostantarktis, zwischen Victorialand und Rossinsel, im Süden vom Ross Schelfeis geschlossen; 1841 von J. C. Ross entdeckt. Am McMurdo Sund, im Süden der Rossinsel, liegt die wichtigste Antarktisstation der USA …   Universal-Lexikon

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