# McMurdo Sound

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A sound in Ross Island, Antarctica.

## Etymology
Captain James Clark Ross discovered the sound in February of 1841 and named it after Lieutenant Archibald McMurdo of HMS Terror.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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