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Archibald McMurdo

Archibald McMurdo
Archibald McMurdo

Vice-Admiral Archibald William 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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Gare du Nord.

Alexander von Humboldt.

See also

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