Proper noun
A surname from Irish.
Short for McMurdo Station.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA flight brought the station’s population to its lowest of the season, the sun rose for the last time until August and McMurdo residents, most of whom will be here for another four to six months, are diving further into their winter duties. Source: Internet
But their mechanic, Russ Magsig, has been on the project since its inception, traveling on the first 200-kilometer foray from McMurdo Station during the 2002-03 austral summer. Source: Internet
For several years, the USAP has relied on foreign icebreakers from Sweden and Russia to help cut through the sea ice that fronts McMurdo Station. Source: Internet
Brunt said there is a region in the extreme southwest corner of McMurdo Sound where it appears the multi-year sea ice had been trapped by the Dailey Islands and McMurdo Ice Shelf. Source: Internet
A typical three-hour flight between McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to deliver fuel and cargo could also collect science data along the way. Source: Internet
A team of researchers recently set up four newly-developed precipitation observatories near McMurdo Station to better measure how much snow falls in the region. Source: Internet