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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]
Approximately 90% of USAP participants live in or pass through McMurdo Station. The austral winter population ranges from 150 to 200, with the summer population varying between 800 and 1,000. The station has routine weekly flights to and from New Zealand during the austral summer (October – February), a period called "Mainbody," with fewer ...
The Antarctic Sun is an online newspaper with "News about the USAP, the Ice, and the People." It is funded by the National Science Foundation (contract no. NSFDACS1219442) by its prime civilian contractor, Leidos Antarctic Support Contract.
Pakistan's research activities are in conformity with the tenets of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), of which Pakistan is an associate member. Pakistanis have gained experience and capability by launching two major expeditions, thus strengthening Pakistan 's ability to conduct research in the harsh Antarctic environment.
McMurdo is a crater in the Mare Australe quadrangle of Mars, located at 84.4° S and 359.1° W. It is 30.3 km in diameter and was named after McMurdo Station in Antarctica. [1] Many layers are visible in the south wall of the crater. Many places on Mars show rocks arranged in layers.
The Pakistan Citizen's Portal (PCP) is a Pakistani government agency. It began as a government-owned mobile application for the citizens of Pakistan through which they can lodge their complaints with the government.
The McMurdo Volcanic Group is a large group of Cenozoic volcanic rocks in the western Ross Sea and central Transantarctic Mountains areas of Antarctica. [1] It is one of the largest provinces of alkaline volcanism in the world, having formed as a result of continental rifting along the West Antarctic Rift System .
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