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Murdo may refer to: * Murdo, South Dakota, a city in the United States * List of Murdos (mountains), summits in Scotland that are over 3,000 feet * An Anglicised form of the given name Murchadh Murchadh is masculine given name in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. Etymology ''A Dictionary of First Names'', published by Oxford University Press, defines the Irish name as being derived from the Gaelic elements ''muir'', meaning "se ..., including a list of people named Murdo See also * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murdo, South Dakota
Murdo is a city in and county seat of Jones County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census. History Murdo was founded in about 1907 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. As about halfway between Rapid City and Mitchell, Murdo was home to a roundhouse and a railyard, and a passenger station which served trains bound for Rapid City and Mitchell, until the discontinuation of the Sioux passenger train. The town was named in honor of cattle baron Murdo MacKenzie. United States Senator John Thune is from Murdo, South Dakota. Geography Murdo is located at (43.888173, -100.711109). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Murdo has been assigned the ZIP code 57559 and the FIPS place code 44260. Climate Murdo has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa), with cold winters and hot summers. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 488 people, 237 households, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Murdos (mountains)
This is a list of Murdo mountains in Scotland by height. Murdos are defined as Scottish mountains over in height, above the general threshold to be called a "mountain" in the British Isles, and with a prominence over ; a mix of imperial and metric thresholds. British Isles cartographer Alan Dawson, first compiled the list of Murdos in 1995 to provide an objective and quantitative alternative to the more qualitative Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") definition of a Munro. Unlike all other Scottish mountain and hill classifications, the SMC does not maintain an official list of Murdos. However, all Murdos are either SMC Munros or SMC Munro Tops. Dawson's threshold was in line with the 1994 UIAA declaration that an "independent peak" had to have a prominence of over . , there were 442 Murdos identified in Scotland. Most definitions of mountains in the British Isles consider peaks with a prominence between as being "tops", and not mountains. 203 of the 442 Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |