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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]
The McMurdo Weather Office provides weather forecasting for Williams Field while onsite Controllers and Weather Observers provide hourly and special weather observations. [5] Aviation fuel at Williams Field is pumped in a 16 km (10 mi) flexible pipe from McMurdo Station. Fuel is stored in up to 12 tanks.
McMurdo Station sign. McMurdo Station (77°51' S, 166°40' E), the largest U.S. station in Antarctica, is situated on barren volcanic hills at the southern tip of Ross Island, about 3,827 km (2,378 mi) south of Christchurch, New Zealand and 1,350 km (840 mi) north of the South Pole. The station sits on the eastern shore of McMurdo Sound, the ...
McMurdo Ice Runway [27] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base) United States New Zealand: NZIR QAI Ross Island: 11/29 9,979 feet (3,042 m) Ice 16/34 9,979 feet (3,042 m) Ice: Mid Point Skiway [28] Italy: AT14 East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Observation Hill is a steep 754-foot (230 m) hill adjacent to McMurdo Station in Antarctica and commonly called "Ob Hill". It is frequently climbed to get good viewing points across the continent. Regular clear skies give excellent visibility.
The Albert P. Crary Science and Engineering Center (CSEC), located at McMurdo Station, was dedicated in November 1991 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The laboratory is named in honor of geophysicist and glaciologist Albert P. Crary.
The base of the Hut Point Peninsula is home to McMurdo Station, Scott Base and Discovery Hut. Scott's Hut is further north on the west coast, at Cape Evans. North of this at Cape Royds is Shackleton's Hut. Finally, the Cape Bird Hut is just south of Cape Bird. [2] McMurdo Station, established in 1955, is the largest station in Antarctica.
C-141 Starlifter on Ice Runway, near McMurdo Station, 1996. 18 October 1956: a Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune (122465) of the US Navy crashed on landing, killing 4 of the 8 occupants. The Neptune was arriving from Christchurch without enough fuel to turn back and weather at McMurdo was storming; the plane suddenly turned right and the nose fell during ...