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'''McMurdo Station''' is an [[United States|American]] [[research station]] on [[Ross Island]] just across [[McMurdo Sound]] from the mainland of [[Antarctica]], at 77 degrees 51 minutes S, 166 degrees 40 minutes E.<ref name=Nsf> | '''McMurdo Station''' is an [[United States of America|American]] [[research station]] on [[Ross Island]] just across [[McMurdo Sound]] from the mainland of [[Antarctica]], at 77 degrees 51 minutes S, 166 degrees 40 minutes E.<ref name=Nsf> | ||
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McMurdo Station is an American research station on Ross Island just across McMurdo Sound from the mainland of Antarctica, at 77 degrees 51 minutes S, 166 degrees 40 minutes E.[1][2][3]
McMurdo Station is the largest research station in Antartica.[1] McMurdo Station is the most Southerly place accessible by Sea. Researchers work at McMurdo Station year round.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McMurdo Station, National Science Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
- ↑ McMurdo Station, NASA, 2006-12-03. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
- ↑ McMurdo Station at Ross Island, United States Antarctic Program. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.