McMurdo Sound
The McMurdo Sound is a sound in Antarctica, known as the southernmost passable body of water in the world, located approximately 1,300 kilometres from the South Pole.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
McMurdo Sound
- Type: Channel
- Description: landform
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“McMurdo Sound” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ماكموردو ساوند”
- Armenian: “Մակ Մերդո (նեղուց)”
- Armenian: “Մակ Մերդո”
- Azerbaijani: “Mak-Medro boğazı”
- Basque: “McMurdo itsasartea”
- Bulgarian: “Макмърдо (залив)”
- Bulgarian: “Макмърдо”
- Catalan: “Estret de McMurdo”
- Catalan: “Estret McMurdo”
- Catalan: “McMurdo Sound”
- Cebuano: “McMurdo Sound”
- Chinese: “麥克默多灣”
- Chinese: “麦克默多湾”
- Czech: “McMurdova zátoka”
- Czech: “McMurdův záliv”
- Danish: “McMurdosundet”
- Dutch: “McMurdo Sound”
- Esperanto: “McMurdo Sound”
- French: “détroit de McMurdo”
- French: “Détroit de McMurdo”
- French: “McMurdo Sound”
- Georgian: “მაკ-მერდოს სრუტე”
- German: “McMurdo-Sund”
- Hebrew: “מצר מק-מרדו”
- Hebrew: “מצר מקמרדו”
- Hindi: “मैक्मरडो खाड़ी”
- Italian: “Baia di McMurdo”
- Italian: “Canale McMurdo”
- Italian: “McMurdo sound”
- Italian: “McMurdo”
- Japanese: “マクマード入江”
- Japanese: “マクマード海峡”
- Japanese: “マクマード湾”
- Korean: “맥머도 만”
- Korean: “맥머도만”
- Latvian: “Makmerdo līcis”
- Latvian: “Makmerdo šaurums”
- Latvian: “McMurdo Sound”
- Lithuanian: “Makmerdo užutėkis”
- Macedonian: “Макмердо”
- Macedonian: “Мекмердо”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “McMurdo Sound”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “McMurdo-sundet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “McMurdo Sound”
- Norwegian: “McMurdo-sundet”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Estrech McMurdo”
- Persian: “دریاراه مکموردو”
- Polish: “McMurdo Sound”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de McMurdo”
- Russian: “Мак-Мердо”
- Russian: “Мак-Мёрдо”
- Russian: “МакМердо”
- Russian: “МакМёрдо”
- Russian: “Пролив Мак-Мердо”
- Russian: “Пролив Мак-Мёрдо”
- Russian: “Пролив МакМердо”
- Slovak: “McMurdo Sound”
- Slovenian: “McMurdo Sound”
- Slovenian: “McMurdov zaliv”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de McMurdo”
- Swedish: “McMurdo Sound”
- Swedish: “McMurdo-sundet”
- Swedish: “McMurdosundet”
- Turkish: “McMurdo Boğazı”
- Ukrainian: “Мак-Мердо”
- Vietnamese: “Eo biển McMurdo”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Andrews Ridge and Butter Point.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
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