Meanings
proper noun
- A sound in Ross Island, Antarctica.
Origin
Captain James Clark Ross discovered the sound in February of 1841 and named it after Lieutenant Archibald McMurdo of HMS Terror.
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APA
McMurdo Sound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurdo%20Sound
MLA
“McMurdo Sound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurdo%20Sound. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McMurdo Sound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurdo%20Sound.
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