McMurdo Sound

[ muhk-mur-doh ]

noun

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

McMurdo Sound

/ məkˈmɜːdəʊ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

In 2006 and 2007, drilling in McMurdo Sound off the coast of Antarctica in an area influenced by both of the continent's large ice sheets recovered detailed sediment records from the Miocene, close to the ice sheet.

From Science Daily

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

From Salon

Along the distant shore, where the Victoria Range jutted out of McMurdo Sound, the only color came from black volcanic rock and the atmosphere's pallid blue arc.

From Salon

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

PM-3A, nicknamed Nukey Poo, was installed at the Navy base at Antarctica's McMurdo Sound.

From Salon