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McMurdo Sound

American  
[muhk-mur-doh] / məkˈmɜr doʊ /

noun

  1. an inlet of Ross Sea, in Antarctica, N of Victoria Land.


McMurdo Sound British  
/ məkˈmɜːdəʊ /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Ross Sea in Antarctica, north of Victoria Land

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Erebus, seawater from McMurdo Sound, and soil from Ross Island and the Dry Valleys.

From Salon May 29, 2023

The C130 Hercules military aircraft carrying Ardern encountered poor weather at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica, the location of several international research stations, according to a government statement.

From Reuters Oct. 25, 2022

Assuming he was on the same flight path as previous flights and over the vast McMurdo Sound, he wouldn't have foreseen any problems.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2019

On Jan. 9, it reached the ice edge at McMurdo Sound.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2019

The Aurora had been repaired and refitted at Port Chalmers during the year at considerable cost, and had been provisioned and coaled for the voyage to McMurdo Sound.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

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