The failure of Shackleton's Nimrod expedition to conduct a thorough exploration of the Dry Valley region encouraged Captain Scott to follow up on his earlier reconnaissance by sending an expedition to the west coast of
McMurdo Sound during the first few months of his second Antarctic expedition on board the Terra Nova.
Conditions amenable to anchor-ice formation are met sporadically in
McMurdo Sound, the site of this study.
The map and satellite image of the
McMurdo Sound area, Ross Island, and the Dry Valleys in the inside covers are beneficial for sorting out places the author mentions.
"When I first sailed into
McMurdo Sound [where the Terra Nova dropped anchor] it was like sailing into one of my great-uncle's paintings.
Racing Post Ratings Steve Mason Timocracy (3.40 Sedgefield) Has been given a break since failing to build on the promise of his hurdling debut over course and distance in September, when he looked booked for second spot behind the decent
McMurdo Sound. Has gone well fresh in the past and looks the clear pick on the figures if back on song.
NEWSBOY 2.20
MCMURDO SOUND, 2.55 SNAP TIE, 3.30 ELZAHANN, 4.05 MALJIMAR, 4.40 BARIZAN, 5.15 OSCAR GLORY, 5.50 PHIDIPPIDES BOUVERIE 2.20 CALATAGAN, 2.55 SNAP TIE, 3.30 TEMPLER, 4.05 PARSONS LEGACY, 4.40 BARIZAN, 5.15 OPENIDE, 5.50 CRYSTAL ROCK NORTHERN CORRESPONDENT: 2.20 ELITE LAND, 3.30 ELZAHANN, 5.15 GALANT NUIT GOING: Good to firm.
4.20 1
MCMURDO SOUND (IRE) (Keith Donoghue) 15-8F 2 Civil Servant (8-1) 3 He's Cool (7-1) 13 ran 31/2, 1.
Gordon Elliott landed the big one with Kells Castle under McCoy and
McMurdo Sound (4.20) can add to the Irish raider's formidable tally.
After an arduous passage through all kinds of weather (including gales where the ship rolled through 40 degrees), the Discovery eventually broke through the ice into
McMurdo Sound on January 21 1902, where she was to stay for a further two years.
The giant iceberg, known as B15A, is now moving slowly out of
McMurdo Sound, where it had blocked sea access, said Lou Sanson, chief executive of the government scientific agency Antarctica New Zealand.
And deep-dwelling cod fish in nearby
McMurdo Sound should freeze in their extreme habitat, but they don't because of a type of antifreeze in their bodies.