McMurdo Station

Summary

McMurdo Station is an Antarctic research station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of antarctic_research_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,259 views/month, #1 of 117).^[2]

Key Facts

• McMurdo Station is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• McMurdo Station is in the country of United States^[4].
• McMurdo Station is on the continent of Antarctica^[5].
• McMurdo Station's instance of is recorded as Antarctic research station^[6].
• McMurdo Station is operated by United States Antarctic Program^[7].
• McMurdo Sound is named after McMurdo Station^[8].
• Archibald McMurdo is named after McMurdo Station^[9].
• McMurdo Station is used for year-round Antarctic facility^[10].
• McMurdo Station's Commons category is recorded as McMurdo Station^[11].
• McMurdo Station's located in time zone is recorded as Antarctica/McMurdo^[12].
• +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of McMurdo Station^[13].
• McMurdo Station began on +1956-02-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• McMurdo Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -77.848209, 'lon': 166.668422}^[15].
• McMurdo Station's topic's main category is recorded as Category:McMurdo Station^[16].
• McMurdo Station has a population of {'amount': '+250'}^[17].
• McMurdo Station has a population of {'amount': '+1258'}^[18].
• McMurdo Station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[19].
• McMurdo Station's webcam page URL is recorded as https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm^[20].

Body

Founding

+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of McMurdo Station^[13].

Operations

McMurdo Station is operated by United States Antarctic Program^[7].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for McMurdo Station include McMurdo^[21], an impact crater^[22].

Why It Matters

McMurdo Station ranks in the top 0.85% of antarctic_research_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,259 views/month, #1 of 117).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for it include McMurdo^[21], an impact crater^[22].