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McMurdo Station briefly gained global notice when an anti-war protest took place on February 15, 2003. During the rally, about 50 scientists and station personnel gathered to protest against the coming invasion of Iraq by the United States. McMurdo Station was the only Antarctic location to hold such a rally. [25]
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McMurdo Station, a station at the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica; South Pole Traverse, also known as the McMurdo – South Pole highway; McMurdo Sound, a sound lying at the junction of the Ross Sea; McMurdo Ice Shelf, a portion of the Ross Ice Shelf; McMurdo Dry Valleys, a row of valleys in Victoria Land
Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort, and grade goods in large lots, break-bulk, repack, and redistribute in smaller lots. [2] While wholesalers of most products usually operate from independent premises, wholesale marketing for foodstuffs can take place at specific wholesale markets where all traders are congregated.
McMurdo Sound experiences katabatic winds from the Antarctic polar plateau. McMurdo Sound freezes over with sea ice about 3 metres (9.8 ft) thick during the winter. During the austral summer when the pack ice breaks up, wind and currents may push the ice northward into the Ross Sea, stirring up cold bottom currents that spill into the ocean basins.
It was the largest wholesale food market in Asia, [11] with as of 2020 more than 10,000 workers [1] including 1,500 managers and over 4,000 tenants. [12] According to the official site in 2020, more than 20,000 tons of fruit, 18,000 tons of vegetables, and 1,500 tons of seafood are sold at the market each day. [ 13 ]
The North Face is an American outdoor recreation products company. The North Face produces outdoor clothing, footwear, and related equipment.Founded in 1968 to supply climbers, [2] the company's logo [3] draws inspiration from Half Dome, a distinct rock formation rising over 8,700 feet (2,700 m) above sea level in Yosemite National Park. [4]