Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at McMurdo Sound in Ireland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Discovery arrives in McMurdo Sound, where she anchors at a spot designated as "Hut Point", & establish the base from which they will launch scientific and exploratory sledging journeys, Crean proves to be one of the most consistent man-haulers in the party
Provenance
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