McMurdo Station

Few settlements in Antarctica have a history as closely tied to polar scientific research as McMurdo Station. The United States Antarctic Program’s principal logistics hub stands on Ross Island beside McMurdo Sound, beneath the volcanic slopes of Mount Erebus. From here, personnel and supplies are routed to field camps and research sites across the continent, including the South Pole. Nearby Hut Point preserves Discovery Hut, built in 1902 for Robert Falcon Scott’s British National Antarctic Expedition. McMurdo is a working station rather than a conventional town, shaped by the extreme seasons and the operational demands of Antarctic science. Browse other webcams across the Ross Sea region to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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