McMurdo Sound

Summary

McMurdo Sound is a sound^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of sound entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• McMurdo Sound is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• McMurdo Sound's image is recorded as Mcmurdo sound USGS map.jpg^[4].
• McMurdo Sound's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5].
• McMurdo Sound's instance of is recorded as sound^[6].
• Archibald McMurdo is named after McMurdo Sound^[7].
• McMurdo Sound's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315526930^[8].
• McMurdo Sound's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86004195^[9].
• McMurdo Sound's IdRef ID is recorded as 200264990^[10].
• McMurdo Sound's Commons category is recorded as McMurdo Sound^[11].
• McMurdo Sound's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -77.5, 'lon': 165}^[12].
• McMurdo Sound's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047xm1^[13].
• McMurdo Sound's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 9753^[14].
• McMurdo Sound's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10038194^[15].
• McMurdo Sound's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/McMurdo-Sound^[16].
• McMurdo Sound's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6637890^[17].
• McMurdo Sound's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1114998^[18].
• McMurdo Sound's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'McMurdo Sound'}^[19].
• McMurdo Sound's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+55'}^[20].
• McMurdo Sound's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+55'}^[21].
• McMurdo Sound's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 9341^[22].
• McMurdo Sound's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as McMurdo_Sound^[23].
• McMurdo Sound's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 10495^[24].
• McMurdo Sound's Who's on First ID is recorded as 404529005^[25].
• McMurdo Sound's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007556158705171^[26].
• McMurdo Sound's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 330538^[27].

Body

Geography

McMurdo Sound is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5].

Physical Characteristics

McMurdo Sound's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+55'}^[20].

Designation and Status

McMurdo Sound's instance of is recorded as sound^[6].

History and Context

Archibald McMurdo is named after McMurdo Sound^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for McMurdo Sound include McMurdo Station^[28], an Antarctic research station^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1956^[31]; McMurdo Dry Valleys^[32], an Antarctic oasis^[33]; and McMurdo Ice Shelf^[34], an ice shelf^[35].

Why It Matters

McMurdo Sound ranks in the top 8% of sound entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include McMurdo Station^[28], an Antarctic research station^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1956^[31]; McMurdo Dry Valleys^[32], an Antarctic oasis^[33]; and McMurdo Ice Shelf^[34], an ice shelf^[35].