McMurdo
Polar research base
McMurdo is the largest research station in Antarctica, operated by the United States on Ross Island.
It functions as a logistics hub for scientific expeditions to the continent's interior: She spent a winter at McMurdo studying penguin populations.
The name derives from McMurdo Sound, the adjacent body of water named for a British naval officer.
Floating glacial extension
- penguinsFlightless aquatic seabirds
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
- Southern OceanSea around Antarctica
glaciers · icebergs · Erebus · emperor penguin · skua · ozone hole · midnight sun · polar night
Site for scientific investigation
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
- dormOn-campus student housing
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- field campTemporary outdoor research station
cargo · ice runway · supply chain · logistics · personnel · support staff · communications
Study of ice masses
- climatologyScientific study of atmospheric patterns
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
biology · astrophysics · seismology · ecology · field research · laboratory · data collection · climate monitoring
Below the freezing point
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
whiteout · thermals · insulation · Big Red · layering · survival training · storm · permafrost
Distant or controller
- confinedKept within bounds
- skeleton crewMinimum workers needed
- separationState of being apart
- psychological screeningMental health evaluation process
morale · recreation · mail drop · freshies · R&R · Christchurch · deployment · rotation
ice shelf
Floating glacial extension
Southern Ocean · glaciers · icebergs · Erebus · emperor penguin · skua · ozone hole · midnight sun · polar night · whiteout
research station
Site for scientific investigation
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
- dormOn-campus student housing
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
field camp · cargo · ice runway · supply chain · logistics · personnel · support staff · communications
glaciology
Study of ice masses
- climatologyScientific study of atmospheric patterns
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
geology · biology · astrophysics · seismology · ecology · field research · laboratory · data collection · climate monitoring · specimen
subzero
Below the freezing point
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
blizzard · whiteout · thermals · insulation · Big Red · layering · survival training · storm · permafrost · polar vortex
remote
Distant or controller
- confinedKept within bounds
- skeleton crewMinimum workers needed
- separationState of being apart
psychological screening · morale · recreation · mail drop · freshies · R&R · Christchurch · deployment · rotation · community
McMurdoDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
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