McMurdo Sound

Local nameMcMurdo Sound
LocationAntarctica

McMurdo Sound and its ice-clogged waters extends about 55 kilometres long and wide. The sound connects the Ross Sea to the north with the Ross Ice Shelf cavity to the south via Haskell Strait. The strait is largely covered by the McMurdo Ice Shelf. The Royal Society Range rises from sea level to 4,205 metres on the western shoreline.

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Landsat satellite image… @ NASA/GSFC/Robert Bindschadler
 

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurdo_Sound

Coordinates -77°28'29.452" N 165°1'14.536" E

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