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McMurdo Station
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McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
is a
U.S.
Antarctic
research center on the south tip of
Ross Island
, which is in the New Zealand-claimed
Ross Dependency
on the shore of
McMurdo Sound
in
Antarctica
. It is operated by the United States through the
United States Antarctic Program
, a branch of the
National Science Foundation
. The station is the largest community in Antarctica, capable of supporting up to 1,258 residents, and serves as the United States Antarctic science facility. All personnel and cargo going to or coming from
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
first pass through McMurdo.
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