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McMurdo Station, Antarctica


Alternative Names:Base McMurdo, Base antarctique McMurdo, Estacao McMurdo, Estacio McMurdo, Estació McMurdo, Estação McMurdo, Mak-Merdo, Makmerdo, McMurdo, McMurdo Statschoon, McMurdo basea, McMurdo-Station, McMurdo-stasjonen, Polarni stanice McMurdo, Polusa stacio McMurdo, Polární stanice McMurdo, Station McMurdo, Stazione McMurdo, maegmeodo giji, mai ke mo duo zhan, makumado ji de, thnt mq-mrdw, Мак-Мердо, Макмөрдо, תחנת מק-מרדו, قاعدة ماك موردو, マクマード基地, 麥克默多站, 맥머도 기지
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Region:Antarctica
Latitude:77° 50' 45" S
Longitude:166° 40' 33" E
Lat/Long (dec):-77.846,166.676
Köppen climate type:EF : Ice cap climate
Population:1,258 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:6696480
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:6696480:1
GUID:c7ee5e0e-8616-4fdf-817c-98d98873afbf
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica77° 46' 59" S166° 50' 59" E8.1km (5.0 miles)
White Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica78° 7' 59" S167° 24' 0" E36.1km (22.4 miles)
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica77° 31' 45" S167° 8' 57" E36.9km (23.0 miles)
Brown Peninsula, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica78° 5' 59" S165° 25' 0" E40.6km (25.2 miles)
Black Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica78° 13' 59" S166° 19' 59" E43.8km (27.2 miles)
Mount Terror, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica77° 31' 59" S168° 33' 0" E56.4km (35.1 miles)
Mount Discovery, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica78° 17' 59" S165° 10' 0" E61.2km (38.1 miles)
Mount Bird, Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica77° 16' 0" S166° 43' 0" E64.4km (40.0 miles)
Minna Bluff, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica78° 32' 59" S166° 22' 0" E78.6km (48.8 miles)
Beaufort Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica76° 58' 59" S167° 0' 0" E96.2km (59.8 miles)

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RegionType
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Ross Island, Ross Archipelago, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaIsland
 
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