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Archibald McMurdo
McMurdo Station is named after Archibald McMurdo
Born
Archibald William McMurdo

(1812-09-24)24 September 1812
Scotland
Died11 December 1875(1875-12-11) (aged 63)
Scotland
NationalityScottish
OccupationNaval officer
Known forAntarctic exploration

Vice-Admiral Archibald McMurdo (24 September 1812 – 11 December 1875) was a Scottish naval officer and polar explorer after whom Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, McMurdo Station, McMurdo Ice Shelf, McMurdo Dry Valleys and McMurdo–South Pole Highway are named.

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