McMurdo Sound

On Ross Island in McMurdo Sound, it is usually accessed by helicopter.

Penguins Under Pressure 2010

Land, Shackleton turned to the west and took up his winter quarters on Ross Island in McMurdo Sound.

The South Pole~ The History of the South Pole 2009

And to think that we had been dreaming of great mountain masses in the style of McMurdo Sound, with sunny slopes, penguins by the thousand, seals and all the rest!

The South Pole~ The Eastern Sledge Journey 2009

As the base of the Mount Erebus, McMurdo Sound was named after an officer of the Terror.

Three National Expeditions to Antarctica 2009

In the course of the autumn it was discovered that the land on which the expedition had its winter quarters was an island, separated from the mainland by McMurdo Sound.

The South Pole~ The History of the South Pole 2009

A comparison with the observations recorded at Captain Scott's station in McMurdo Sound might to some extent explain this.

The South Pole~ Depot Journeys 2009

In the first place, because we could there go farther south in the ship than at any other point -- a whole degree farther south than Scott could hope to get in McMurdo Sound, where he was to have his station.

The South Pole~ Plan and Preparations 2009

The results show that the winter on the Barrier was about 19. º C. (21. 6º F.) colder than it usually is in McMurdo Sound, where the British expeditions winter.

The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim 2009

There are ice-free coastal areas that include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the Antarctic Peninsula area, and parts of Ross Island on McMurdo Sound (the site of the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station).

Antarctica 2009

These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys.

The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim 2009