McMurdo Station
Proper noun
Meaning
McMurdo Station
A research station on Ross Island in Antarctica.
Synonym: McMurdo
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Bob Koff volunteers his off-hours around McMurdo Station, from helping in the kitchen to driving shuttles (below).
In a show of gastronomic diplomacy, McMurdo Station and New Zealand's Scott Base swapped chefs for a few afternoons in December, giving the cooks a chance to pick up new tricks and station residents a taste of each other's culinary culture.