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McMurdo Sound

McMurdo Sound proper noun: a sound in Ross Island, Antarctica.

Proper noun

McMurdo Sound

  1. A sound in Ross Island, Antarctica.

Origin of McMurdo Sound

Captain James Clark Ross discovered the sound in February of 1841 and named it after Lieutenant Archibald McMurdo of HMS Terror.

Words formed from McMurdo Sound

Questions about McMurdo Sound

What does McMurdo Sound mean?
McMurdo Sound means a sound in Ross Island, Antarctica.
What part of speech is McMurdo Sound?
McMurdo Sound is a proper noun.

Words near McMurdo Sound in the dictionary

  1. McMunns
  2. McMurchie
  3. McMurchy
  4. McMurdie
  5. McMurdo
  6. McMurdo Sound
  7. McMurdo Station
  8. McMurdoan
  9. McMurdoans
  10. McMurdoch
  11. McMurdock

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